by Sbexon | Mar 29, 2024 | Community, Hobbies, Lifestyle, News, Wellness
A total solar eclipse will happen on Monday, April 8th. I can’t say that I’m a huge astrophysics follower, but I am a big media event junkie and I’m hearing a lot about this rare event. People – many people – have been waiting for this for years. Those who have spent...
by Sbexon | Mar 6, 2024 | Community, Food and Recipe, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Nostalgia, Retirement, Wellness
I know I’ve been going on and on about cooking lately – or lack thereof. ‘Learn to cook’ was front and centre on many lists and charts I was instructed to make when I contemplated what I would do with my time in retirement. It has stayed there through a couple of...
by Sbexon | Feb 27, 2024 | Food and Recipe, History, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Nostalgia, Parenting, Wellness
I grew up in a home where cooking was predictable, unimaginative and meant to simply help everyone maintain their body weight. Mom didn’t waste too much time and energy on specialty dishes – and pasta was considered specialty, especially by my Irish father who only...
by Sbexon | Feb 20, 2024 | Community, Food and Recipe, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Nostalgia, Wellness
My dear friend, Jan, is undoubtedly the most talented artist I know. I’m fortunate that she has been involved in pretty much every literary endeavour I’ve embarked on – she is behind the adorable wise-old owl on my website. Her love of visual art is evident in...
by Sbexon | Feb 8, 2024 | Author, Community, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Nostalgia, Wellness
Reading has been one of the greatest pleasures throughout my life. Quite certainly I’ve stated that to you before, so it’s not new information! But I know it’s a life priority that many, many of us share – and what has become clear to me through the book exchanges,...
by Sbexon | Jan 25, 2024 | Community, Lifestyle, Wellness
Do you know where your horn is? Like, of your car? I had never used mine before, mostly because I didn’t want to add to the anger that seems to pave our streets these days. I recently found myself searching quickly to try and find it, though, and when I did it sounded...