TIDBITS®PAYSTRIBUTE TODISNEYPRINCESSES
byKathyWolfe
“SomedaymyPrincewillcome”isacommon phrasevoicedbymany,butespeciallybythe Disneyprincesses!Tidbitsinvitesyoutojoinus forthefactsabouttheseenchantingDisney creations.
•Thereare12“official”Disneyprincesses, rangingindatefrom1937to2016.Thefirst princesswas,ofcourse,SnowWhite,inthe classicfilmreleasedmorethan85yearsago. WaltDisneyhired750artiststodrawnearly 2millionsketchesforthemovie,aproject thattookthreeyearstocomplete.Theinitial estimatedbudgetwas$250,000,butas productionprogressed,itswelledto$1.5 million,requiringDisneytotakeouta mortgageonhishome.While25songswere composedforthemovie,onlysevenwere actuallyused.
•Eighteen-year-oldAdrianaCaselottiwas chosenover150otherhopefulstovoice SnowWhite,receiving$20adayforher efforts,atotalof$970fortherole,about $18,300intoday’sdollars.Thestudio requiredCaselottitosignacontract forbiddingherfromtakinganyothervoice work,becauseWaltDisneywantedto“own” thevoiceofSnowWhite,notwantingto “spoiltheillusionofSnowWhite.”This, alongwithhernamenotbeinglistedinthe credits,wipedoutanyhopesofacareerin filmsfortheyoungwoman.
DISNEYPRINCESSES(continued):
•AdrianaCaselottipursuedoperaforatime, thensettledintorealestatesales.Inherlater years,sheautographedlettersand photographstosupplementherincome.
•Thirteenyearspassedbeforeanotherprincess filmhitthetheaters.“Cinderella”was releasedin1950,withupwardsof300 youngwomenauditioningforthevoice.The rolewasawardedtoIleneWoods,whose songwriterfriendshadcalledhertorecord threeofthefilm’ssongs.Theypresentedthe demorecordingstoWaltDisney,whocalled Woodstwodayslaterwiththeofferof “Cinderella.”Walt’sall-timefavorite animationsceneofallofhismovieswas whenCinderella’sdresstransformedfrom hershabbygarmentstothebeautifulblue ballgown.
•Cinderellalosthershoenotonce,nottwice, butthreetimesinthe1950film.Thefirstis whenshedeliversbreakfasttraystoher stepmotherandstepsisters,thesecondisas sherunsawayfromtheball,andthethirdis asshewalksdownthestepsatherwedding totheprince.Heractualshoesizeis4½, whichexplainswhytheothermaidensinthe kingdomhadsomuchtroublesqueezinginto it!
•Itshouldn’tbesurprisingthatthePrincess knownforhersleepingisthemostsilentof themall.Aurorafrom1959’s“Sleeping Beauty”hasjust18linesofdialogueand18 minutesofscreentimeintheentiremovie. EvenwhensheisawakenedbythePrince’s kiss,shedoesn’tspeak!Thestoryisbased ontheBrothersGrimmstorycalled“Briar Rose,”anameusedbyAurorawhileshe livedwithherthreefairygodmothers.She wasthelastprincesscreatedbeforeWalt Disney’sdeathin1966.Thefilmwasthe onlyprincessfilmthatwasacommercial failureatitsdebut.Withabudgetof$6 million,“SleepingBeauty”earnedjust$5.3 millionatitsdebut.
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DISNEYPRINCESSES(continued):
•Aftera30-yeardroughtofprincesses,“The LittleMermaid”premieredin1989, introducingthered-hairedAriel.Thefilm’s animationwasamonumentaltask,anddue toashortageofmanpoweratDisney,the companyhiredaChineseanimationstudio todrawoveramillionbubblesbyhand. Andsomarkedtheendofanerainwhich Disneyfilmswerecreatedinthetraditional methodofhand-paintingframes.After “TheLittleMermaid,”digitalanimation becamethepractice.OfalltheDisney characters,Arielwastheonewhohassung moresongsthananyother.Shewasvoiced byactressJodiBenson,whoalsovoicedthe film’scharacterVanessa,whowasUrsula theSeaWitchindisguise.Itslifetimegross worldwideis$235milliononabudgetof $40million.
•Disney’s1991storyof“Beautyandthe Beast”waslooselybasedonaFrenchfairy tale,“LaBelleetlaBete.”Screenwriterfor thefilm,LindaWoolverton,saysthather interpretationofBellewasinspiredby KatharineHepburn’sperformanceasJo Marchinthe1933film“LittleWomen.” TheideaforBelle’syellowballgownwas borrowedfromAudreyHepburn’sgownin the1953movie“RomanHoliday.”Careful viewerswillnoticethatBelleistheonly personinhervillagetowearthecolorblue, symbolicofherbeinganoutsideramong thetownspeople.Whenproductionofthe animatedfeatureranbehindschedule,the studiore-usedtheanimationfromthedance betweenPrincessAuroraandPrincePhillip in“SleepingBeauty”forBelle’sdancewith PrinceAdam.
DISNEYPRINCESSES(continued):
•DisneyStudiosreleased“Pocahontas”on June23,1995,the400thbirthdayofthereal Pocahontas.ShewasthefirstDisney princesstobebasedonanactualhistorical character.ThenamePocahontasisbelieved tobeanicknameforChiefPowhatan’s daughter,meaning“playfulone.”Theyoung woman’sgivennamewasAmonute,butshe usedthenameMatoaka.Historiansclaim thathertribeconcealedhernamefromthe Englishoutof“superstitiousfear,” concernedthatthecolonistscoulddoher harmiftheyhadknowledgeofherreal name.IntheDisneyinterpretation, Pocahontaswasthefirstofthestudio’s princessestohaveahumanbestfriend.
•Theyear2009brought“ThePrincessand theFrog”tothebigscreenwithPrincess Tiana,theonlyDisneyprincesstoworkan actualjob.Althoughotherprincesses performedplentyofchores,nonewerepaid fortheiremployment,aswasTiana,who workedasawaitressin1920sNewOrleans whilesavingtoopenherownrestaurant.The plotdeviatesfromtheusualfrogbecominga prince.Tianaherselfturnedintoafrogafter kissingafrogprince,andembarkedona plantoturnbackintoahuman.Hername comesfromtheGreekwordmeaning “princess,”whichshebecomeswhenshe marriesPrinceNaveenofMaldonia.This wasthefirstDisneyprincessmovieto employdigitaleffects.
•DuringWorldWarII,theLay-Z-Boy companyhadtostopproducingrecliners becauseofthewareffort.Instead,theyused theirproductionfacilitytomassproduce(we hopemuchmorecomfortable)seatsfortanks andothermilitaryvehicles.
•Champagnewasoriginallyaholywine.
•TheonlypeopleguaranteedtogetSuper Bowlrings,regardlessofagame'soutcome, arethereferees,thoughtheirringsaren't nearlyaslargeorvaluableasthatofthe players.
•Inthe1880s,arailroadsignalmannamed JamesEdwinWidetaughtaSouthAfrican baboontoperformhisjobbyrecognizingthe whistlesthatindicatedatrainwasaboutto changetracks.Dubbed"SignalmanJack," theanimalperformedhisdutiessowellthat notonlywasheformallyhiredatasalaryof 20centsperdayandhalfabottleofbeerper week,hecarriedonfornineyearsuntilhis deathfromtuberculosisin1890.
•Treeswerenotaroundfor90%ofEarth's history.
•QueenleadsingerFreddieMercury's overbiteresultedfromfourextrateethinhis upperjaw.Herefusedtohavethemremoved, however,forfearthesurgerywouldaffecthis voiceandvocalrange.
•Inthe2015film"JurassicWorld,"Chris Pratt'scharactercarriesastainlessMarlin 1895--theonlyfirearmonMarlin'swebsite that'sratedforaT-Rex.
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1.Whosang"SeasonsintheSun"in1974? Bonusforknowingwhatthesongisabout.
2.Namethegroupthatrecorded"TheLoveYou Save."
3.Whoreleasedthepopularversionof"Wild Thing"?
4.WhichKool&theGangsongwasselectedfor inclusionintheNationalRecordingRegistry?
5.Namethesongthatcontainstheselyrics:"It's hardforabackstreetaffairtobeeasy,Foreach hourofhappinessthere'stwohoursofpain."
Answers
1.TerryJacks.Thesingerisdyingandissaying goodbyetofamilyandfriends.
2.TheJackson5,in1970.Itstayedatthetopofthesoul chartsforsixweeks.MichaelJacksonwas12yearsold atthetime.
3.TheTroggs,in1966.Theirnamecamefrom Troglodytes,whowerecavedwellers.TheWildOnes versionofthesongin1965didn'tchart.
4."Celebration,"in1980.Itwastheironlysongtotop theBillboardHot100chart.
5."AnyWhichWayYouCan,"byGlenCampbell,in 1980.Thesongwasthetitletrackinthefilmbythesame name,asequeltothe1978film"EveryWhichWayBut Loose."ThefilmsstarredClintEastwoodandan orangutannamedClyde.
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9.WhitneyHouston:IWannaDancewith Somebody
(PG-13)NaomiAckie,StanleyTucci
10.WaltairVeerayya
(NR)Chiranjeevi,RaviTeja
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CatsCanHideIllness Symptoms,SoBeAware
DEARPAW'SCORNER: MycatSisko becameveryunaffectionateafewdaysago.He hidunderthebedorcrouchedinthecornerof thelivingroomandrefusedtocuddle.ThenI noticedwhenhesatinthelitterboxthathe meowedasifhewasindistress.Icalledthe veterinarian,andtheyhadmebringhimrightin. TurnsoutthatSiskohadaurinarytract infection!He'sdoingfinenow,butIwantedto tellmystorysothatotherreaderswillknowthat asuddenbehaviorchangeintheircatcouldbea medicalproblem.--KurtW.,Parsippany,New Jersey
DEARKURT: Thankyouforsharing!Youdid absolutelytherightthing:Younoticedasudden changeinyourcat'sbehavior,keptaclosereye onhisactivitiesandlitterhabits,andcontacted thevet'sofficetoshareyourobservationsand getadvice.
Catsareverysecretiveabouttheirhealth.It'san instinctivebehaviorthathelpedtheirancestors hidefrompredators.Soitiscommonforowners nottonoticewhentheircatisexperiencingpain, suchasasoretoothoranillnesslikeaurinary tractinfection.
Whiletheoccasionalhairballepisodeisn'ta causeforconcern,therearesomesymptomsthat shouldpromptacalltothevetforan appointment.
--Yourcatactswithdrawn,sitshunchedover, refusestoplayorbepetted.
--Eatingordrinkinghabitschange.
--Litterboxbehaviorchanges:meowing, missingtheboxornoticeablediarrhea.
--Groomingproblemsdevelop,ortheyhave clumpyfurorirritatedskin.
--Physicalsymptoms:eyeoreardischarge, strangebreathing,unusualvomiting,lethargyor drooling.
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SatisfyYourSweetTooth WithanAppleTarteTatin
Here'sasimplenamegametoplaywithyour kidsasyoupreparethisdelicioustreat:Thinkof foodandrecipesnamedafterpeople.There's Melbatoast,namedafterNellieMelba,a famousAustralianoperasingerfromthe19th century;oystersRockefeller;fettuccineAlfredo; andofcourseGrannySmithapples.Herappleis idealforaquick-to-preparedessertcalledTarte Tatin,namedaftertheFrenchTatinsisters. Kidswhoareabletohandleapeelerorasmall knifepeelcancoretheapples,whileyoutell themthatyearsagoinFrance,StephanieTatin wasmakingapieinsuchahurrythatshe mistakenlyputtheapplesinthepanbefore thepastry.Sheaddedthepastryontopso thatitwouldn'tgotowaste.Thus,anew caramelizedupside-downapplepiewascreated, ayummyrecipeyoucannowtryathome.
APPLETARTETATIN
•Serves8
•4-5apples,suchasGrannySmithorGolden Delicious
•3/4cupsugar
•1rolled-doughpiecrust(homemadeor purchasedintherefrigeratedsectionofyour store)
Heatovento375F.Peeltheapples,cutinhalf, andcorewithamelonballer,ifyouhaveone. Slicetwoofthehalvesintoquarterslengthwise. Inanovenproof,10-inchskillet,anadultshould heatthesugarovermedium-highheatuntilit beingstocaramelize.Reducetomediumheat andkeepaneyeonitatalltimesasittransforms intoagoldenliquid;besurenottoletitdarken toomuch.
Removepanfromheatandarrangetheapple halvestightly,cut-sidedown,inacircular
fashion.Fillinspacesandthecenterwith quarterslices.Cookonmedium-highheatfor about10-15minutes,oruntiltheapplessoften. Useaforktoturnthesoftenedapplescut-sideup ontheskilletandcarefullydrapethepiecrust doughevenlyoverthetop.Withaspatula,tuck thedoughunderslightlyaroundtheapples. Pokeaholeinthecenterwiththetipofaknife. Bakefor20-25minutes,oruntilthecrustis lightlygolden.Removefromovenandcoverthe skilletwithalargeservingplate.Holdthepan andplatetogetherusingpotholders,andflip withasteadymovement,keepingthetartinone piece.(Note:Theliquidisextremelyhot.) Removeskillettorevealthedessert. Cool,andthenservewithvanillaorcinnamonspiceicecream.
Note:Ifyoudon'thaveanovenproofskillet,add thecaramelizedsugarandsemi-cookedapples toastandardgreasedpiepan.Coverwithpie crustandcontinueasdescribedabove. DonnaEricksoncreatesrelationshipsandcommunity throughfoodandfun.Findmoretonourishanddelight youatwww.donnaerickson.com.
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MENOPAUSE:DREADED TIMEOFLIFE
Ioccasionallyrunintowomenwhobelievethat menopauseisthedreadedtimeoflife.Theyare convincedthattheyarestuckwiththeinevitable hotflashes,nightsweats,irritabilityand emotionalinstabilitythatcomestotorturethem laterinlife.Unbeknownsttomany,youdon’t havetosuffer!Whileitisquitecommontohave thesesymptoms,itdoesn’tmeanyouare supposedto.Womenwhogothroughthistime withoutsymptomsdon’ttalkaboutit–there’s nothingtotalkabout!
Ifyou’resittingtherenowandtherealityof thesesymptomsisalltooreal,liftyourchinhigh –there’ssomethingyoucandoaboutit.Our bodywasgiventheresourcestomanagethis changewithoutabnormalsymptoms.Asthe ovaries“retire”(eithersurgicallyornaturally) othersystemsaresupposedtokickintofillin thegap.Iftheyarenot,thequestionshouldbe “whynot?”Addressthatissueandwecannow takeholdofthesymptoms.
Whilethereisanaturaldeclineinestrogenand progesterone,itdoesn’tmeantakingthemina pillorcreamformtobringituptopremenopauselevelsistheanswer.Althoughyou mayfeelbetterbecausethesymptomsare reduced,itdoesn’tmeanthattheproblemhas beenresolved.Toillustratethis:Ifyouhada30 or40yearoldsonlivingwithyouandyou wantedhimtogoouttogetajobandsustain
himself,youwouldn’twanttofeedhis dependenceuponyou.
Givingexogenoushormones(hormonesnot madeinsideyourbody)islikeaskingthekidto goouttogetajob,thenhandinghim$100.00as he’swalkingoutthedoor.Ifyoudidthatevery dayforamonth,he’dbemaking$3,000.00for doingnothing!Whatincentiveistheretowork? Whenyougivehormonereplacement,youdo justthat–youinducelazinessintheorgan system.
Therearealotofoptionsavailabletohelpyou togetyourorgansystemsworkingand producinghormonesmorenaturally.Thereare herbs,nutritiondosanddon’ts,acupunctureand supplementsthatcanstimulatefunction. Althoughitispossibletosimplygotoahealth foodstoreandpurchasesomeherbstohelp,and getsatisfactoryresults,itisbettertoseeahealth practitionerskilledinassessingthecausesthat leadtohormonalimbalanceinyouindividually. Ifyouaresuffering,youneedtoknowthatthere areotheranswers–youdon’thavetosuffer. Acupuncturehasbeenusedforthousandsof yearstoeffectivelyeliminateamyriadof differenthealthconditions,andhormonal imbalancesarecommonlytreatedtodaywith impressiveresults.
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ScammersNabbedinFalse ClaimsCases
It'snotthebrightestofindividualswhotryto contheDepartmentofVeteransAffairsoutof goods,servicesandmoney.Theyeventuallyget caught.
APennsylvaniacompanyhasbeenfined$44 millionforallegationsaboutservicestheydidn't provide.Inthisfalseclaimscase,theservice theyallegedlyprovidedwascardiacmonitoring. Insteadofdoingwhatthey'dbeencontractedto do,whentheygot"busy,"theyfarmedoutthe servicestoIndia.Thediagnostictestingand monitoring,aswellasotherservices,weredone bypersonnelinIndiawhoweren'tqualified. PatientsgettinghealthcareviatheVA, TRICARE,MedicareandtheFederalEmployee HealthBenefitsProgram,andlikelytheir physicians,hadnoidea.
Totheircredit,itwassomeformercompany employeeswhoblewthewhistleandbrought thewholethingtolight.(They'llbegetting$8.3 millionasareward.)Thecompany,meanwhile, wasfinedanddeniedaccesstoanyfurther governmentbusiness,right?Wrong.Perthe pressrelease,thecompanywasputunderafiveyearagreementtodoassessmentandinternal reviewtopinpointcompliancerisk.
Inanotherfalseclaimscase,aNewYorkmanis goingtoprisonfor20yearsforcrimesinvolving investmentfraudandthesaleofnonexistent N95masks.Overtheyears,inalong-termPonzi scheme,hecontinuedtosolicitmoney,using newmoneytofundnewacquisitionsandafancy lifestyle.
Enterthepandemicandtheneedformasksand personalprotectivegearinhospitalsandclinics. PretendingtohaveadirectpipelinetoU.S. factoriesthatcouldprovidethoseitems,he conned$7.4millionoutofmedicalsupply companiesthatbelievedtheywerebuyingthe hard-to-getgear.Itdidn'thelpthatthecriminal attemptedtocontheVAoutof$3millionin upfrontmoneyfor125millionmasks,inwhat wouldhavebeena$750milliondeal.Besides the20yearsinprison,he'llalsobepayingback $106millioninmoneyhestolefrominvestors.
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1.InOctober2022,JacobRunyanandChase Cominskywerechargedwithmultiplefelonies inOhioforallegedlycheatinginatournament ofwhatsport?
2.AmericanballetdancerJacksonHaines (1840-75)isfamousforhisinnovationsinwhat sport?
3.InMarch2012,whatNewYorkYankees reliefpitchersufferedanopendislocationofhis anklewhileatatrampolinejumpcenter?
4.Whoseresumeincludesheadfootball coachingjobswiththeOaklandRaiders, TennesseeVolunteers,USCTrojans,Florida AtlanticOwlsandOleMissRebels?
5.AmericanprofessionalpoolplayerJeanette Leeisknownbywhatnickname?
6.ThoughhewasbornintheSovietUnion, formerlight-welterweightchampionKostya Tszyurepresentedwhatcountryduringhispro boxingcareer?
7.What1973NASCARWinstonCupSeries championretiredfromracingin1988andwent ontoacareerinbroadcastinguntilhisdeathin 2007?
Answers
1.Walleyefishing (leadweightswerefoundintheirfish).
2.FigureSkating.
3.JobaChamberlain.
4.LaneKiffin.
5."TheBlackWidow."
6.Australia.
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1.MUSIC:Whichbandsangthethemesongto TV's"Friends"?
2.ANATOMY:Whatistheonlyboneinthe humanbodythatisn'tattachedtoanotherbone nearby?
3.LITERATURE:Whatisthesettingforthe "AnneofGreenGables"novelseries?
4.TELEVISION:Whoplaystheleadrolein thesitcom"Mr.Mayor"?
5.GEOGRAPHY:WherearetheSpanishSteps located?
6.HISTORY:Howlongdidthefirstmanin space,YuriGagarin,orbittheplanet?
7.ADSLOGANS:Whichrestaurantchain advisescustomersto"eatfresh"?
8.SCIENCE:Whatistheonlyformofenergy thatcanbeseenwiththehumaneye?
9.ANIMALKINGDOM:Withwhichanimal dohumansshare98.8%oftheirDNA?
10.MOVIES:Whichmoviefeaturesthe famousline,"Iseedeadpeople"?
Answers
1.TheRembrandts("I'llBeThereforYou").
2.Thehyoidbone.
3.PrinceEdwardIsland.
4.TedDanson.
5.Rome,Italy.
6.108minutes.
7.SubwayRestaurants.
8.Light.
9.Chimpanzee.
10."TheSixthSense"(1999).
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•OnFeb.10,1535,notwithstandingthe winterchillandinaformofprotestthatwas, unsurprisingly,ridiculedbybothProtestants andCatholics,asmallgroupofAnabaptists ranstarknakedthroughthestreetsof Amsterdam,shoutingthatthey"hadbeen sentfromGodtocommunicatethenaked truthtothegodless."
•OnFeb.9,1861,JeffersonDavisand AlexanderStephenswererespectively electedtosix-yeartermsastheProvisional PresidentandProvisionalVicePresidentof theConfederateStatesofAmerica,after runningwithoutopposition.
•OnFeb.11,1916,Americanfeministand anarchistEmmaGoldmanwasarrestedand imprisonedforviolatingtheComstockAct justbeforeshewasscheduledtodelivera publiclectureonbirthcontrol,whichshe arguedwasessentialtowomen'ssocial, economicandsexualfreedom.
•OnFeb.6,1952,England'sKingGeorgeVI passedaway,makinghisdaughter,Princess Elizabeth,QueenElizabethII.The sovereignreceivedthenewsfromher husband,PrincePhilip,whileonatripto Kenya,whichwasimmediatelycutshortas shepreparedtoassumehernewrole.
•OnFeb.7,1964,themusicworldwould neverbequitethesameaftertheBeatles arrivedinNewYorkfortheirfirstvisittothe U.S.,wherethousandsofnear-hysterical fanswaitedtogreetthematKennedy Airport.Duringtheirappearanceon"TheEd SullivanShow,"theywhippedupaneven greaterfrenzy,with73millionviewers watchingontheirTVsathome.
•OnFeb.8,2008,theNebraskaSupreme Courtruledthattheelectricchair,whichwas theonlyexecutionmethodusedinthatstate, representedaviolationofhumandignityand wasconsequentlyunconstitutional,adding thatelectrocution"hasprovenitselftobea dinosaurmorebefittingthelaboratoryof BaronFrankensteinthanthedeath chamber."remainedopen,andthough damaged,thevehicleswerereturnedto displayandremainapopularattraction.
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TIDBITS alwaysFREE! andFUN!ByMatildaCharles BewareoftheCold
Administratorsofthelocalseniorcentercalled itatailgatepartyandenvisionedmanydozensof elderlygatheredintheparkinglotoutsidethe center,drinkingcoffeeandsnackingon doughnutsfromthebakery.They'dsentout noticesandemailsaweekinadvance.
Nooneshowedup.Notasingleseniorwastobe seen,whilecentermanagementstoodonthe stepswringingtheirhandsandwonderingwhy. Theproblem,weallknow,isthattheoldestof theseniorcentermanagementteamislessthan halfouraverageage,withtheirassistantsbarely outofcollege.Degreesgalore,ofcourse,in gerontologythisandgeriatricthat,butframed documentshangingonthewalldon'tindicatea personalknowledgeofwhatallseniorsknowfor fact:Wegetcold!
Notonlydowegetcold,butwehavetobe careful.Ourcirculationisn'twhatitusedtobe. Welosebodyheatfasterandsometimesdon't evenknowit'shappening.Whenourcore temperaturedropstoolow,itcandamageour liver,kidneyandheart.Hypothermiaisareal riskandcanbedeadly.
Itbearsrepeatingthatweneedtobewareofthe cold.Here'swhatyoucandotostayontopof yourownbodytemperature:
•Don'tskimpontheheatathome.Keepthe thermostatat68-70Fandwearasweater inside.(Ifyouvisitanelderlypersoninthe winter,gotothethermostatandseewhatthe settingis.)Ifyoumustsavemoneyon heating,closeoffroomsyou'renotusing.
•Asksomeonetoinstallclearplasticfilm insulationonyourwindows.You'llbe surprisedhowmuchitcutsdownonicy drafts.
•Keepablanketorquiltonthesofaor recliner,andcoverupwhenyousitdown.
•Ifyouhavetogoout,wearlayersandagood hat,glovesandscarf.Don'tletbodyheat escapeoutofyourneckline.
Andifyourseniorcenterhostsanoutdoor parking-lotgathering,checktheweatherreport.
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OneofourPostFallshome’sresidentshearda rustlingoutsideherwindowintheearly morninghoursandimaginehersurprisewhen shespottedamommamooseandhertwins!
Evenbetter,thethreevisitorsspenttheentire daycirclingbothhomestothedelightof residents,caregivers,andvisitorsalike.
ItisnotsurprisingtoanywhoknowTheLodge thatthislittlefamilywouldfeelsafeinour environs.Loveabidesandaboundsbothinside andout.Thereissomuchlifeinsidethehouses, andthentoseetheforestcreaturesoutsideofthe houseswasjustamazingforeverybody!!
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