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In my 60s, I sold the home I raised my son in and took a job on a cruise ship. It gave me the freedom I needed.
At almost 70, with my son grown and building his own creative life, I realized the home I had poured myself into for two ...
10 Phrases Only Self-Centered People Use, According To Psychology
You can spot a self-centered person long before they tell you who they are. Psychologists say it’s all in the language — the subtle, ...
Quote of the day by Queen Elizabeth II: ‘It’s worth remembering that it is often the small steps, not the giant leaps, that…’
Queen Elizabeth II was the longest-reigning monarch in British history, serving as the Queen of the United Kingdom for more than 70 years. She ...
From January 13, hedges exceeding 2 meters in height and located less than 50 cm from a neighbor’s property will have to be trimmed or face penalties
A low murmur, a strip of gravel, a hedge that kept climbing year after year until it swallowed the winter sun from a kitchen ...
Many people don’t realise it, but cauliflower, broccoli and cabbage are varieties of the same plant
Most people treat cauliflower, broccoli, and cabbage as entirely different vegetables, each with its own place in the kitchen. Botanically, however, they are all ...
My boyfriend and I brought his dad on our tropical vacation. It was far from romantic, but we still had an amazing time
We didn’t plan it as some big, brave experiment. It just… happened. When my boyfriend mentioned that his dad might join us on our ...
An unprecedented alert is issued after researchers observe orcas breaching near rapidly melting ice formations, raising fears of accelerating environmental collapse
Orcas were spotted breaching beside ice that, just a few years ago, would have been sealed shut in thick, unbroken white. For the researchers ...
Quote of the day by Robert Frost: ‘In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life…’
Some quotes pass through your mind and disappear. Others stay, tapping you on the shoulder long after you’ve read them. Robert Frost’s line—“In three ...
Hygiene after 65 follows a different rhythm, and it’s not about showering every day or every week
On Tuesday mornings, the swimming pool changing room smells faintly of chlorine and lavender soap. Denise, 72, folds her towel with the slow precision ...
Emergency declared in Greenland as researchers spot orcas breaching near melting ice shelves
The first orca surfaced with a sound like a heavy door slamming shut beneath the water. On a small research boat off Greenland’s west ...
