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Vol. 24 • August 2013

It’s No Fish Tale

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Dear Husband Says, “Please, Throw Me in That Briar Patch!”

Dear Readers,

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hen Dear Husband and I used to discuss travel plans, he always made it clear that he wasn’t interested Janice Doyle, in staying in a B&B. Editor Before we met five years ago, his experience with bed and breakfasts had not been pleasant.

He would say, “Don’t throw me in that briar patch” and he didn’t mean it the way Brer Rabbit meant it in the old story. Brer Rabbit WANTED to be in the briar patch—Dear Husband did not.

Remember Joel Chandler Harris’s Uncle Remus story where Brer Rabbit is a trickster being pursued

by Brer Fox. Brer Rabbit tricks that old fox and gets what he wants in fine fashion when he gets thrown into the briar patch—precisely where he wants to be because it is his home.

Dear Husband’s history Consider DH’s history with B&Bs which are supposed to be homey, comfy places to stay with beautiful breakfasts in the morning. At a $175 a night B&B in Scottsdale, Arizona, the toast DH requested was delivered to him carried from the kitchen between the thumb and forefinger of the cook and dropped onto his plate of food.

Then there was the B&B where there was a constant banging outside on the

DH’s friend also found a B&B which advertised rooms “overlooking the beautiful gardens.” The weeds were waist high. The house phone rang in the middle of the night, reverberating throughout the house.

Then there were seven… more…separate…calls.

After he and I married I convinced him we should try an old sea captain’s house where the breakfast was hyped on the website as being “the best on Cape Cod.” No! Tell him it isn’t so! Choose your own cellophane wrapped muffins, individual yogurt cartons, etc. etc. etc.

The Magnolia Plantation Inn, Gainesville

first night of a stay. He was told the next day it was construction next door.

During the second night, DH dressed and went to check the source of the banging only to discover a gate to the B&B property’s pool was hanging loose and blowing in the wind.

What about the B&B in north Florida which had one cook and server for the seven guests? First she cooked seven strips of bacon and went around the table putting one strip on each guest’s plate. Then she went to the kitchen and came back after several minutes to deliver each guest a slice of cantaloupe. Eggs for seven people take what – maybe 10 minutes to scramble, before walking around the table spooning a serving to each guest.

Oh, and then she made the toast.

I imagine DH’s inner scream: “Hampton Inn, where are you? This is not the gourmet breakfast on your website!”

The happily ever after part And then, ah, the bliss of it all. We stayed in the Magnolia Plantation Inn in Gainesville. Cindy and Joe Montalto have set the standard so high, we may be afraid to try any other B&B again. It is enough. B&Bs can be, as DH remarked “…authentic. This one is the real deal.” And it is, because Joe and Cindy are the real deal. They’re in it because they love people first and foremost. Their love for the house, its history, the cooking, the decorating, and all the other parts come after that.

Just throw us in Magnolia Plantation Inn briar patch any old time!

It’s like home, Brer Rabbit.

(See travel story inside for more.)

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Open House Wednesday, August 21 | 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

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17 Million Women Can’t Be Wrong: Fishing Is For Women, Too!

Barb Evans shows off her Bonita caught in the Keys.

BY EVELYN MACKEY

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he woman with the rod and reel…she may call herself a fishergirl, fisherchick, fisherwoman, fisherperson, reelgirl, reelwoman, reellady, basswoman… or just plain fisher, but at the end of the day she’s just a female angler out to catch some fish. She may like to sit on the bank and soak a bobber or aspire to become a professional angler.

Some women throw on cutoffs and head out in their own pickups with the gear thrown in the back.

Meanwhile, the Fishin’ Chix in Pensacola are into “Armani-style fishing.” They wear pink rubber boots to avoid fish guts while reeling in red snapper and grouper, but they also make a fashion statement.

Their unwritten rules include fishing trips that start with mimosas and deckhands who bait their hooks.

With over 17 million licensed female anglers in the U.S.A alone, we can safely say that fishing is a woman’s sport.

Fishing makes sense for a woman since it doesn’t require great strength, stamina or height, but rather, fishing requires patience, agility and technique. Oh, and did I mention patience!

Why fishing?

Maybe for women more than for men, fishing gains importance if it is shared, a time to just hang out with friends, sitting back talking and having a great time. It allows a place and time to share life’s stories and build friendships. Fishing offers Lifestyles After 50 • August 2013 • page 4

women excitement, relaxation and socialization just like it does for men as well as time to recharge mental batteries and get away from the everyday worries and stresses of life.

Many will say it’s about the adrenalin rush when they reel in a fish or it’s about the power of setting the hook.

What if you want to fish, but you don’t know how? One way is to go where people are fishing and just watch and ask questions. Let them show you techniques and go ahead and try with their equipment if they offer. You’ll soon be ready to go it alone. Or check with your local bait shop and see if they know of someone who would give lessons.

Ladies learn cast netting at the Keys LLGF University.

If you love fishing already, many areas have women’s fishing clubs where you can fit right in. Clubs offer clinics, classes and outings and some groups fish together all year round.

One psychologist says that “Fishing can rank as high up on the memories chart as getting married and having children in your life.” Well, I’m not sure about that, but one thing you can always count on is that anyone—male or female—who has experienced successful fishing will be more than willing to share the story of their biggest catch and the even bigger fish that got away.

Then there’s just the part about being out in nature, out where you can enjoy the environment around you letting nature provide for all of your senses.

In 18 years, more than 7,000 women have become graduates of Ladies, Let’s Go Fishing.

So, if you’re looking for ways to enjoy the outdoors, maybe fishing is your sport. There’s no place like Florida to try it out.

Learn more:

Ladies, Let’s Go Fishing: phone: 954-475-9068; info@ladiesletsgofishing.com; ladiesletsgofishing.com.

Ladies practice baiting their hooks FISHIN’ CHIX: fishinchix.com at the Keys LLGF University. or 850-916-4444. Women’s fishing club based in Gulf The “No-Yelling School of Fishing” Breeze, offering The Ladies, Let’s Go Fishing! lessons, events, “Phenomenal!

(LLGF) school in south Florida charter trips.

I learned so much offers women the opportunity to in a friendly, nonlearn how to fish “without the condescending yelling or intimidation of men.” environment.”

They offer women-only getaways “I love in south Florida waters. (Their next fishing. It’s class is in the Keys Nov. 15 through so peaceful to 17.) During the weekend, presentations just sit back on the and hands-on practice sessions include boat or even sit the shore. I can offshore, bottom, inshore and fly fishforget about the everyday world ing. Well-known speakers and fishing for a while and just enjoy nature. captains will help women with such I don’t even have to catch skills such as releasing, anything, but of course conservation, knot that makes it tying, bait rigging, even better.”

The Bonefish Bonnies spin and net are a 125-strong women’s casting, trailer club in Key Largo. Club backing, boat leader Christine Patton says, handling, “I think women teaching and stand-up sharing all the aspects of fish fighting fishing with other women techniques is a particularly wonderful and more. part of being in a club.”

“I think many women want to learn to fish but don’t know how to go about it.”

Around Town

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hrough Sept 8 “Edge to Edge: Vintage Panoramic Photography of Florida,” panoramic photographs and original postcards of Florida. Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala. 352-291-4455.

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hrough Dec “New World Treasures,” exhibition of rare early 16th Century Spanish artifacts discovered in Marion County.

Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala.

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ondays and Wednesdays Zumba at Vitruvian Health Center, 353 Plaza Dr., Eustis. 954290-9510 or zumbacat@gmail.com.

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ednesdays Line Dance Class at WindHorse Theater, 351 Plaza Dr., Eustis. $5. Call Steve Hutsenpiller at 352-308-8346 or email sdhutsenpiller@comcast.net.

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Marion Civic Chorale rehearsals begin at St. George Anglican Church, 5646 SE 5th St., Ocala.

New members welcome. 6:45 pm.

Call 352-537-8833 or visit MarionCivicChorale.tripod.com.

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“Zookeeper” Movie in the Park at dusk. Free. Bring a blanket or chair to sit on. Donnelly Park, Mount Dora. 352-735-7183.

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Flick and Float, movie in the pool. “Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer,” 8 pm. Hampton Aquatic Center, Ocala. 352-401-3918.

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Garrett Miles’ “Pure Country” Show. 7 pm.

Tickets: $22 and $27. Colony Cottage Recreation Center, The Villages, Lady Lake. 352-753-3229.

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Food Truck-n-Flick Night.

Food trucks and free movie “42” at 5:30 pm. Be sure to bring your blankets or lawn chairs to sit on.

Downtown Leesburg. 352-365-0053.

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and 24 Bird and Butterfly Surveys. Birders with experience identify birds by sight or sound; have your own binoculars and field guides. Aug 10 at Ellis Acres Reserve,

Paisley; Aug 24 at Lake May Reserve, Eustis. For info, call Lake County Parks and Trails at 352-253-4950 or email parksandtrails@lakecountyfl.

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Family Movie Night featuring “Oz the Great and Powerful.”

Free admission. Villages Public Library at Pinellas. 5 pm. 352-689-4580.

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CML Writers Group, Cooper Library, Clermont.

1 to 3 pm. Aspiring and published authors welcome. Free. Call Bob Bellam at 352-243-2171 or email robertbellam@earthlink.net.

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The Shoji Tabuchi Show from Branson. 5:30 and 8:30 pm. Savannah Center, The Villages, Lady Lake. 352-753-3229.

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The Food Truck Bazaar on Alexander St., downtown Mount Dora. 5:30 to 8:30 pm. Wide variety of food. 352-383-2165.

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Summer Lawn Concert and Palooza. 6 pm. Concert features Southern Express at 7:30 pm. Free admission. Lakeside Inn, Mount Dora.

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and 18 18th Annual Harvest Grape Stomp. Aug 17 opens 10 am.; Aug 18 opens 11 am.

Wine, food and live music. $2 admission. Lakeridge Winery, Clermont. 352-394-8627.

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Roller Derby Bout. 6:30 pm.

The Ocala Cannibals vs.

Thunder City Derby Sirens. $8 in advance, $12 at the door. Skate Mania, Ocala. For more information visit www.ocalacannibalderby.webs.com.

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Doo Wop N’ Rock Summer Series. Two shows at 5 and 9 pm.

Tickets: $29 to $49. Katie Belle’s, The Villages, Lady Lake. 352-750-9444.

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Established Radiology Center Adds New Doctor to Its Diagnostic Team

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as a radiology resident ast month, Radiology at the University of Associates of Ocala, Florida Medical Center. a medical imaging firm Dr. Bohsali recently serving Marion County completed a Vascular and since 1973, is expanding Interventional Radiology its number of board Fellowship at Indiana certified radiologists to University Medical Cen18 with the inclusion of ter. He is board certified Kareem Bohsali, M.D. in diagnostic radiology Born and raised in by the American Board of Florida, Dr. Bohsali Radiology. Dr. Bohsali is attended the Univerengaged to Dr. Anastasia sity of Florida, where he Kareem Bohsali, M.D. Ford, Assistant Professor received his Bachelor’s at UF’s Department of and Master’s degrees in Psychology and a research scientist at physiology. Dr. Bohsali then attended the Brain Research and Rehabilitation the University of Florida College of Medicine, where he was elected to the Center in Gainesville, Florida.

Says Dr. Bohsali, “I could not Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical be more pleased or proud to join School Honor Society. After graduation, Dr. Bohsali completed his intern- RAO’s talented team of doctors and their outstanding commitment to ship at Riverside Regional Medical superior technologies, treatments Center in Newport News, Virginia.

The following year, Dr. Bohsali served and patient care. It is an honor.”

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Summer Lifestyle Choices That Help Prevent Cancer

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ccording to the National Institutes of Health, healthy lifestyle choices can lessen the chances an individual has of getting cancer. However, even though most Americans know that choices such as quitting smoking, protecting skin from sun damage, eating a healthy diet, exercising more and getting the recommended screenings reduce the risk of cancer, following these recommendations can often be difficult. Although targeted treatments for cancer have improved survival rates, and there are more breakthroughs on the horizon, the best option for most of us is still prevention.

Skin Cancer Affects 1 in 5 Americans

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aturdays Downtown Ocala.

9 am. 352-368-1612.

aturdays Downtown Leesburg. 8 am. 352-365-0053. undays Downtown Clermont, Montrose St. 9 am. 352-394-8618. undays Mount Dora Village Market. 9 am. mountdoramarket.com.

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ondays Sumter County Farmer’s Market and Flea Market. 7 am. Webster.

352-793-2021.

uesdays Lady Lake Farmers Market. 9 am. Log Cabin Park, Lady Lake. 352-753-6029.

Everyone enjoys a day at the beach or other outdoor activities—and because many of us spend more time in the sun during these summer months, it’s a good time to focus on some of the lifestyle choices that can help reduce your risk of getting skin cancer.

Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States.

The two most common types of skin cancer, called basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas, are highly curable.

Melanoma, the third most common skin cancer, is much more dangerous.

By now, most people know a sunscreen should be used when you are going to be outdoors, even for a short period of time. In December of 2012, the FDA’s new sunscreen guidelines went into effect, providing greater clarity for consumers about choosing an effective sunscreen. Some of the highlights of the new guidelines are: • Sunscreens may be labeled “broad-spectrum” if they provide protection against both UVA and UVB radiation according to FDA-sanctioned test methods.

• Only broad-spectrum sunscreens with an SPF of 15 or higher may state that they protect against skin cancer if used as directed with other sun protection measures.

• The terms “sunblock,” “sweat proof” and “waterproof” are no longer allowed on sunscreen labels.

• Sunscreens may claim to be “waterresistant,” but must specify whether they protect the skin for 40 or 80 minutes of swimming or sweating, based on standard testing. Sunscreens that are not water-resistant must instruct consumers to use a water-resistant sunscreen if swimming or sweating.

• A company cannot claim that its sunscreen products provide sun protection for more than two hours without submitting test results to prove this.

For maximum protection, oncologists recommend a sun protection factor (SPF) of 50 or greater, regardless of skin color or ethnicity. Other recommendations include avoiding tanning beds or sunlamps and examining your skin head to toe every month for any changes.

If you should develop a skin cancer, early treatment is recommended.

Many basal cell and squamous cell cancers no longer require surgery because they are now being treated very effectively using radiation therapy.

This is an especially good option for older persons who may be on bloodthinning medications since radiation treatment does not require patients to stop taking these medications. Radiation treatment for certain skin cancers also reduces the risk of infection and results in little to no scarring.

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Simon Seed: Get Your Seeds and Supplies Here

BY JANICE DOYLE

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t’s always nice when something changes and yet stays the same over time. Simon Seed Farm and Garden Center in Leesburg is a good example.

Since before WWII Simon Seed has been a part of the local scene.

Jerry and Blandine Galbreath took over the store in 1978, but it was started by Jerry’s grandfather in 1941.

Blandine says, “It started as a seed store, and it’s still a seed store. Over the years, because there aren’t as many farms as there were then, we have added garden nursery, animal feed and hobby farmer supplies.

We’re a full-line garden center.”

Full service at Simon Seed includes the 70-year tradition of hand weighing and packing bulk garden seeds.

Changes, however, continue to meet the needs of those who like to get their hands in the dirt. Organic gardening?

Yes, Blandine says. “There are a lot of young families out there doing

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gardening who are interested in making foods as healthy as possible. And that means that you’re not using chemicals.”

Other changes have come about as gardeners took an interest in growing open pollinated or “heirloom” varieties of plants as opposed to GM (Genetically Modified) seeds. Genetically modified refers to crop plants that have been modified in the laboratory to enhance desired traits, such as resistance to herbicides or improved nutritional content. Open pollinated means you can save and replant the seeds. Heirloom is a gray area,

Blandine says, and means seed varieties that were around prior to WWII. She says people get a little scared hearing about genetically modified planting. “It isn’t going to affect backyard gardeners because the GM seeds go to big farmers that have mega acreage for wheat and soy beans and corn.”

Blandine says probably ninety percent of the seeds at Simon Seed are open pollinated or heirloom.

Hybrid seeds they carry include sweet corn and cucumbers. “We have no choice but to go with hybrid sweet corn because the non-hybrid corn varieties are not palateable. And hybrid cucumbers because people want the burpless kinds and ones with less seeds. It just means you can’t save and replant the seeds.”

In today’s world, according to Blandine, even a vegetarian can’t escape the GM seeds because of grains and cereals. “You could theoretically grow everything you ate, but it’s not practical.”

The Galbreaths have seen their share of Northerners who planted tomatoes

in April just like they did up north but with little success. “Like anything else you have to plant your garden in a timely manner” and Florida is different than Iowa for gardening.

Blandine is “a gardener at heart, but I don’t do a lot of vegetable gardening. My husband does that.

Right now he has some Southern peas and okra. You really can garden year-round in Florida.” Making the fourth generation to work with Simon Seed, the Galbreath’s son handles their website which sells bulk seeds to customers in many locations besides central Florida.

Watch for classes they offer such as orchid repotting, using Earth boxes and more.

The Simon Seed Farm and Garden Center was featured on a “Portrait of America” page in the April editon of Country Living magazine.

The Farm and Garden Center is at 105 W. Magnolia St. in Leesburg.

352-787-4415 or simonseed.com.

Veterans Corner

Stars and Stripes: The GI’s Paper From the Civil War to the Afghan War

BY JANICE DOYLE

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hat lonely soldier in past wars didn’t yearn for the latest copy of Stars and Stripes? With an interesting beginning in the Civil War, it remains the iconic newspaper for servicemen and women serving overseas.

Now you can visit the Stars and Stripes National Museum and Library located in Bloomfield, Missouri. The GI newspaper began in that “Bootheel” section of Missouri in 1861. The town was taken by Federal soldiers who found a working printing press that the Bloomfield Herald’s publisher had left behind to join the Confederate cause.

The soldiers decided to print their own newspaper telling of their activities in the region, and they put out the first Stars and Stripes the next day with the heading “The Union. It must and shall be preserved.” Then the men added details of their very harsh conditions.

The paper ran only four issues.

One writer said that that first edition “has the kind of clear-eyed appraisal that has since characterized the paper.”

The Stars and Stripes ended when peace came, but it was revived by General John J. “Black Jack” Pershing when WWI broke out fifty years later. As American “doughboys” mixed with British, French and Italian soldiers, the Stars and Stripes was used in Europe to bring them news of home, sports, cartoons.

On April 18, 1942, the four-page Stars and Stripes again was hot off the presses from London and sold for a “tuppence” or about five cents.

With WWII, the paper became a

daily and was printed in as many as 32 separate editions during the war (London, Casablanca, the Pacific, etc.) ranging from 8- to 24-pages. Circulation for the paper reached 1,000,000 during WWII. Today’s 40- to 48-page Stars and Stripes is a far cry from those earlier versions. One edition, with lots of color pictures, is printed Monday through Thursday, then a combined Weekend Edition for Europe and Pacific comes out on Friday. A Mideast-only edition is printed Friday through Sunday for those serving downrange.

Of course, there’s a digital version of the print edition which lets readers search for and share stories with others without waiting for a download. In 2006 there were more than 1.5 million PDF downloads of the paper from their website, about 4,000 per day.

The Stars and Stripes Museum Owners James Mayo and his wife, Sue, show off their collection and add to it constantly. They have an original copy of that first 1861 issue which was published right there in their hometown. Other display copies show headlines seen round the world—when wars ended, for example. Uniforms, models, books, photos and military miscellanea complete their collection.

Mayo told a reporter that the Museum is unique because it “…carries the history of the whole country. What makes Stars and Stripes so special is that it isn’t the general’s history but that of the common soldier.”

For information, see their website at starsandstripesmuseumlibrary.org or call 573-568-2055.

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The Sunglasses That Helped Define The Style Of The ‘60s Are Back W hen it comes to the “Swingin’ ‘60s,” few objects are as iconic as sunglasses. Recently, the brand that helped define the style of the era—Polaroid Polarized Sunglasses—has returned to the U.S. While looking good in sunglasses may not be that difficult, seeing clearly when looking through a pair of sunglasses can be another matter. That’s because not all sunglasses can reduce the glare when sunlight reflects off of surfaces such as water, snow or glass.

Glare makes it difficult to see clearly because the light hurts the eye and obscures details that may be hidden behind it. Polarized sunglasses are designed to filter out some or all of the

“Cool Ray” sunglasses, 1950s

glare, allowing the wearer to see with comfort and without potential eyestrain.

“While many are very familiar with the Polaroid instamatic camera, which was introduced in 1948, few are familiar with the fact that its inventor, Dr. Edwin Land, developed the technology for polarized lenses almost 10 years prior and began selling the first commercially sold polarized sunglasses in 1937 when he formed the Polaroid Corporation,” said Eden Wexler, trend expert for the SOLSTICE Sunglasses.

“Polaroid Sunglasses have a rich and iconic history, and today, it is one of the top four global sunglass brands in Europe, selling over 4 million pairs of polarized sunglasses in over 80

“Aviator-style” sunglasses, 1970s

countries,” Wexler added. The new line, which features Polaroid UltraSight lenses, ranges from $60 – $98, with a higher-end Polaroid Plus line at $140.

Other interesting facts about the brand: • Dr. Edwin Land created the name for the company and polarized lenses from the words “Polarizing Celluloid” to emphasize the company’s focus on polarized lens technology and sunglasses.

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lergy shots or vaccinations, can alleviate allergy symptoms. However, shots don’t work on all allergies or all people.

Doctors advise against allergy shots if you take a beta blocker for high blood pressure or heart problems. If you’re considering immunotherapy, seek the advice of a good allergist.

Allergy shots are a series of scheduled injections meant to desensitize you to specific allergens—the substances that trigger an allergic response. The usual schedule is a shot once or twice a week for about three to six months.

After that, you’ll need a shot about once a month for three to five years.

Allergy shots are commonly used to treat allergic rhinitis (hay fever) and asthma. Allergy shots may also control allergic reactions to stinging insects such as bees, yellow jackets, hornets and wasps. But the shots are not effective for food allergies.

If you have seasonal hay fever, you may be allergic to pollens from trees, grasses or weeds. If you have yearround discomfort, you may be sensitive to indoor allergens such as dust mites, cockroaches, mold or pet dander.

The common symptoms of allergic rhinitis are itchy eyes, nose, or throat; nasal congestion, runny nose, watery eyes, chest congestion or wheezing. If your eyes also become red and swollen, you suffer from allergic conjunctivitis.

Before starting allergy shots, your doctor may use a skin test to confirm that you have allergies and determine which specific allergens cause your signs and symptoms. During the test, a small amount of the suspected allergen is scratched into your skin and the area is then observed for about 20 minutes. Swelling and redness indicate an allergy to the substance.

The shots won’t give you immediate relief. You’ll probably see improvement in the first year of treatment. The most noticeable improvement often

happens during the second year. By the third year, most people are desensitized to the allergens contained in the shots.

For some people, successful treatment leads to a life without allergy symptoms. For others, shots must continue on a long-term basis to keep allergy symptoms at bay.

An allergic reaction is a complex chain of events that involves many cells, chemicals and tissues throughout the body. While there is no cure for allergic disease, there are many medications available to lessen symptoms. About 50 million Americans suffer from an allergy.

Major allergic diseases include: allergic rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis, asthma, atopic dermatitis (eczema), hives (urticaria), and reactions to substances such as food, latex, medications, and insect stings.

We don’t know why some substances trigger allergies and others do not.

We also don’t understand why every person does not react to allergens. A family history of allergies is the single most important factor that predisposes a person to develop allergies.

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eyond the link of the words Gainesville and Gators is another link between nature and culture. It’s the blend of an area with much to offer in nature as well as an outstanding cultural mix. But have you heard these national-level accolades Gainesville has received?

• SmartMoney.com ranks Gainesville the #1 place to retire during an economic downturn.

• Forbes ranks Gainesville in the top 25 “Smartest cities in America” and in the top 25 “Best places to do business and have a career.”

with a hip culture because of the university but also a city of great Southern charm.

From our lodging at the Magnolia Plantation Inn (see editorial), we could walk 10 minutes to downtown restaurants, a stage play and the local farmer’s market. Short drives took us other places we visited.

In Gainesville, besides the University, you’ll find: • Florida’s official natural history museum is located on the University of Florida campus. The Florida Museum of Natural History houses more than 34 million specimens and cultural artifacts designed to show Florida’s unique habitats and cultural history.

bison (yes, bison!), wild horses and more than 250 species of birds. You can see the park by hiking, riding horseback or biking on the eight trails.

The Hippodrome State Theater

• The Hippodrome State Theater (once the central post office building) is the architectural centerpiece of Gainesville’s Historic Downtown.

• Ichetucknee Springs State Park provides a great tubing run while San Felasco hammock Preserve State Park offers places to bike and hike.

• The Retirement Home for Horses at Mill Creek Farm in Alachua lets you see horse living out their days in carrot-crunching peace.

• Morningside Nature Center is a 10acre living history farm, circa 1880.

• Popular Science magazine ranks Gainesville “Most Technologically Advanced City in Florida.”

• National Geographic Adventure magazine ranks Gainesville among the top 10 “Best places to live and play.”

• AARP ranks Gainesville in the top 20 “Best Places to Reinvent Your Life.”

• Gainesville ranked #1 in the newest Sperling’s “Cities Ranked & Rated: 400 Metropolitan Areas Evaluated in the U.S. and Canada.”

Travel I read this list of accolades from major sources, shrugged and said “Who knew?”

But that’s when I knew it was time to go see what Gainesville is all about.

Located conveniently in the center of the state, Gainesville remains a small town at heart. Being a college town gives the town energy and passion, education, an eclectic mix of personalities and interests, all of it in some way inspired by the school.

My husband and I visited for three days with no schedule except to see what was there. We found a charming small city,

Kanapaha Botanical Gardens Butterfly Rainforest exhibit, Florida Museum of Natural History

There’s the spectacular Butterfly Rainforest exhibit. It’s an amazing wing of the Museum which includes one of the world’s largest collections of butterflies and moths. Visitors can walk through an enclosed garden while butterflies flit around or watch researchers at work behind glass in their genetic study of butterflies. Glass cases allowed us to see live butterflies emerge from their cocoons.

• Next door is the Harn Museum of Art where I was completely wowed by the new Asian wing featuring a Japanese water garden. It includes a notable collection of Korean art contributed by General James Van Fleet. The Harn’s permanent collection and traveling exhibits reflect the academic diversity of the university community’s academic scholarship.

Free but donations accepted.

• The Kanapaha Botanical Gardens are 63-acres worth of gardens just a mile west of I-75, next to Lake Kanapaha. You’ll find the largest herb garden in the Southeastern U.S. as well as Florida’s largest stand of Chinese Royal Bamboo. Watch for festivals and other special offerings during the year.

The water gardens were a particular delight, attracting some spectacular birds.

(Trivia: A botanical garden—such as the Kanapaha—differs from a public garden in that a botanical garden labels its plants.)

• Use your smartphone to enjoy a narrated driving trip through the Northeast Historic District of Gainesville to appreciate architectural styles typical in Florida from the 1880s to the late 1930s.

Nature calls • Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park is a National Historic Landmark that provides habitat for alligators,

The Magnolia Plantation Inn

Magnolia Plantation Inn If you ever wanted to stay in the perfect B&B, then book a room or cottage at the Magnolia Plantation Inn, a Victorian Painted Lady built in 1885.

Both the cottages and the rooms have been meticulously restored by Joe and Cindy Montalto. Her breakfasts are amazing, the afternoon socials (with warm chocolate chip cookies, cheese and wine) offer a chance to meet other guests or look at the home’s details presented in scrapbooks and photos throughout the house. Snacks, books, movies and games are available at any time. Our room featured a wall of family wedding pictures—Joe and Cindy’s, their parents’ weddings and others.

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sk any woman over 50 what her current style is and she’ll most likely pause and not have an immediate answer, according to fashion editor Lois Johnson. Ask her if she’s trendy, or old fashioned, or matronly and she’ll think a minute and then answer “No, not really.”

Most fashion books and magazines categorize women in groupings like artsy or bohemian or classic.

“We don’t think of ourselves in terms of what we wear,” Johnson writes. “We think of ourselves according to how we live.”

In fact, our style reflects the way we feel about clothes, our bodies and our lifestyles. Whatever your style, women “of a certain age” can boost their look to maximize what they wear.

Johnson’s tips: 1. Sit like a front-row celeb and stand like a model. Your personal body language helps or hurts the way you look in your clothes. This is

not always easy as bone mass starts to go, muscles sag and fat creeps up on us.

Johnson says you don’t have to pose, but just be more aware of posture and how you move.

Walk tall; when people are around, do cross your legs and then slant them in the direction of the lower leg. Then lift that upper leg a bit so the calf doesn’t bulge.

When you stand, keep your chin up, neck elongated, shoulders down and back and your tummy tucked in.

2. Consider your shape first, trends second. Think about your shape and not the shape it’s in as well as your skin tone and personal preferences.

Stick to the look that works for you and own it. Then play with color, shape, layers and subtle updates.

3. Keep it seasonless and versatile. Modern life, planes, restaurants can alternate freezing cold and steamy hot no matter the month, so keep a core wardrobe of neutral colors that look right any place and any time of year.

Wear blended fabrics and layer the pieces.

4. Get your body in shape any way you can and find a comfort zone that makes you clothes-happy. Face it, says Johnson, a firm body does increase your clothes options. “Inhibited by your torso? Suck it all in with shapewear, increase your crunches and wear one-piece dresses,” advises Johnson.

5. Do the new sexy. It’s not about cleavage, minis or slitellos anymore.

“One of the advantages of age is knowing how to be subtle but effective,” writes Johnson. Think about

showing bare arms or shoulders and playing up curves with belts (instead of tight, clingy clothes).

Wearing peep-toe sandals with a great pedicure is much more attractive than trying to balance on stiletto heels. Toss the mini skirts and wear casual, well-fitted jeans instead. Pop on some big sunglasses and forget about the designer logo shirts.

“And don’t forget to flash a warm white-toothed smile often,” notes Johnson. That, balanced with volunteer work and mentoring is sexy, too.

6. Go for feel-good fabrics. Johnson notes that while we live in a tech-centric world of computers and smartphones, our generation is hardwired for a physical world that’s a lot more touchy-feely.

“We still like in-person face time, eyeto-eye communication and the pleasurable feeling of fabrics against skin.”

Think the softness of vintage jeans and freshly washed cotton T-shirts. Ahh, they feel so good.

Is It the Green-Eyed Monster?

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eople often use the terms jealousy and envy interchangeably, but the two are actually distinct emotional cousins.

With malicious envy, you believe in your heart of hearts that you will never be able to get what someone else has. The emotion is less focused on the individual than on the resource or the success.

For instance, a teen might say, “Why does my friend Jennifer get to wear expensive jeans?” It isn’t necessarily anger or hatred toward Jennifer because she has more, but that you feel bad because you don’t have it at all.

Uncontrolled envy like this can turn into what seems like a jealous rage.

Take the Snow White fairy tale. The evil stepmother envies poor Snow White’s beauty. Her obsessive vendetta against Snow White has only to do with what she wants and cannot get.

Her tragic solution is to knock off the young beauty with a poisoned apple.

Jealousy, in contrast, cuts right to the fear of loss, particularly within the domain of relationships.

It is the wish to keep what you have that someone else could take from you. If you are the jealous type, you might become uneasy when you hear that your new friend was seen with another person.

That person could be her visiting sister, but the jealous mind can quickly jump to the dark, angry possibility of a rival.

You can be jealous of a colleague on the job because the boss gives him more attention. An example of jealousy run amok is in Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello, in which the term green-eyed monster was first penned.

The evil Iago (envious of Othello’s position) plots to make it appear as if Othello’s wife, Desdemona, is having

an affair with Cassio. Confronted with what he thinks is “proof,” Othello flies into a jealous rage and smothers his beloved Desdemona.

Jealousy may lead to suspicion, another source of anger.

Envy and jealousy get mixed up. Both are feelings that bring up deep insecurities and anxiety in people—lack of resources and loss of relationships.

And envy and jealousy are commonly experienced together which is another reason for their confusion. You can be envious of another person’s wealth and status, and also become jealous when he flirts with your wife. Each is capable of sparking hurt, anger and aggression.

Beware both the green-eyed monster of jealousy as well as becoming green with envy.

From the book “Outsmarting Anger: Seven Strategies for Defusing Our Most Dangerous Emotion”

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