By Gwenn Voelckers This column is for all of you who have friends or family members who live alone. In December, most folks look
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This Thanksgiving… Say ‘No Thank You’
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Asking for Help: Don’t be Frightened by October Chores
By Gwenn Voelckers Happy October, dear readers! I love this time of year with all its fabulous autumn colors, cooler weather and cozy fall
An Antidote for Hard Times: Build a Home in Your Heart
By Gwenn Voelckers “Build thy home in thy heart and be forever sheltered.” – Anonymous This is one of my favorite quotes. It captures
Top 10 Reasons to Get Good at Living Alone . . . During the COVID Pandemic
By Gwenn Voelckers “Why in the world would I want to get good at living alone?” scowled my discontented divorced friend, weary of sheltering-in-place
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Gardening Blooms While We Shelter-in-place
By Gwenn Voelckers Have you been to a gardening center or nursery lately? Vegetable seeds are in short supply, if not sold out altogether.
Alone in the Time of Corona
By Gwenn Voelckers It’s been said that too much of a good thing can be too much of a good thing. While I love
Alone and Content: Finding Your ‘True North’
By Gwenn Voelckers I’ve discovered that a key to living alone successfully is to determine who you really are and what you want from
On Your Own: See the Glass as Half Full!
By Gwenn Voelckers “Every one of us has been given a great gift: the cup of life. It is half full and half empty.