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My health is not as good as it used to be and I am in chronic pain.

Temple Grandin is well known as someone who “sticks her neck out,” to support the humanitarian treatment of animals.

Our Icelandic ram Tuffi has a set of curved horns that would make a mountain sheep weep with envy.

The Internet and emails can take a man back, bring others forward and inspire dark thoughts of the wild barberian as an endangered species.

Elm trees were once one of the hardwood trees that dominated the East Coast of North America.

My two sisters live in different states. They have daughters who are getting married three weeks apart.

Many women ask me about the safety of using herbs during pregnancy.This is a tricky question. Some herbs are very helpful to pregnant women. Others must be used with great care or only at certain times in the pregnancy. And then there are the herbs that need to be avoided throughout the pregnancy.

Most parents have had the odd embarrassing experience in public with children saying or behaving in unexpected ways.

My next-door neighbor, “Tillie,” is in her 90s. She is able-bodied, but her mind is slowly slipping. We had a great relationship until she allowed her nephew, his wife, their son and the son’s girlfriend to move in.

The first time one went by while we were collecting traffic data, I thought the car was being driven by a large dog. The second time, it looked at first like nobody was driving. And the third time, the driver didn’t have a steering wheel but the passenger did!