When I was growing up my father grew rhubarb in his garden. My mother would fix a strawberry and rhubarb pie this time of year when the strawberries were plentiful. I never liked it as a child but I always feel wistful when I would think of the smells and watching my mom prepare it. Recently…
Category: Hobbies
The Morning Papers
A luxury that comes with retirement, especially if you are a news junkie, is reading many newspapers online while having coffee in the morning for as long as you would like. During the winter I do this while listening to Mike and Mike on ESPN. Then, I check out the usually ever-changing national weather periodically by switching…
Cooking with an Air Fryer
Cooking is a great retirement hobby. Cooking healthy is a life style choice. One of the challenges is cooking fried food and not impacting your health. We have several foods of choice that are fried, including: potato chips, tortilla chips, sweet potato fries, french fried potatoes. As an alternative to the mess of frying and…
What do Old Bay Seasoning, Judaism, and Italians have in common?
Cooking is a fun part of retirement. I am a native Marylander, always looking for recipes that use Old Bay Seasoning. Here is a recipe I found in one of my readings this morning (source is at the end). It is for the observance of Jewish holiday Shavuot on June 3 to 5. This recipe…
Community Events
When I was working I would receive notices from historical societies, environmental groups, libraries….alerting me to speakers on a wide range of potentially interesting subjects. I could never find any time to allocate to any of these, even those that might be of personal interest. One of the ways I found I can spend some…
Target Shooting as a hobby
Part of the aging process includes shifting some of your hobbies away from a high level of physicality to hobbies that are compatible with your physical stamina, dexterity, shifting interests, and strength. When I was younger I preferred running, racket ball, sailing, vigorous hiking, dancing, bridge, needlepoint, and golf. Through the years I had several…
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