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ElderLife Matters For Caregivers and Employers

Work & eldercare is a difficult marriage for the half of all employees who are caring for an aging loved one.

You may know the facts:

  • The cost of absenteeism, shortened or...
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Country Christmas Idea: Milkweek Pod Poinsettia Ornaments

Country Christmas Idea: Milkweed Pod Poinsettia Ornaments

At first glance, milkweed plants and poinsettias don't seem to have much in common. If you live in an area where milkweed grows wild,...

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A New Way to Use Old Snapshots

If you're like me, you have hundreds of photographs sitting in envelopes. Pictures from birthday parties, weddings, family gatherings, anniversaries, the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving and Christmas....
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Can Cats And Dogs Live Together As Friends?

Can cats and dogs live together without constantly being at war? It seems that they very often can.

We often hear people claim to be a "cat person" or a "dog person", but browsing through the...

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Wintergreen

From the book: Christmas In Dairyland (True Stories From a Wisconsin Farm)
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As we drove along the dirt road north of...

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Sot Suppe (Norwegian Sweet Soup)

~ "Sot Suppe" ~ (Norwegian Sweet Soup)

My mother was the daughter of Norwegian immigrants who homesteaded our small Wisconsin dairy farm in the late 1800s. When my mother was a child, sweet...

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How to Make Candles Using Old Crayons

As featured in the story "A Candle For Christmas" from the book: Christmas In Dairyland (True Stories From a Wisconsin Farm)

Materials:

  • 1 wax carton (quart) (milk, fabric softener,...
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Preserve Your Family History by Writing Your Family Stories

Preserve Your Family History by Writing Family Stories

"Everyone has a story to tell." It seems like a cliche—but it's true. After working as a newspaper reporter for more than eight years, I...

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Whatever Happened to Christmas?

Remember when no one started Christmas shopping until after Thanksgiving?

Wisconsin author LeAnn R. Ralph remembers it very well.

"When I was growing up on our dairy farm forty years ago,...

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Legislators Ponder New Credit Protection Laws

Legislators in Washington, D.C. are considering several credit-related consumer protections as outlined in The Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act of 2003 (H.R. 2622). If approved, consumers...
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