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      • December Tip: Managing ‘The Clutch’
    • 2021 Rebecca’s Kitchen
      • In praise of potatoes
      • The bean’s the thing
      • Spring = Asparagus
      • Vitamin Citrus
      • Robust Rhubarb
      • Salad days
      • Corny
      • Tomatoes: Fruit? Vegetable?
      • An Abundance of Apples
      • Winter Squash: A baker’s dozen — and counting!
      • Celebrating Cranberries
      • Festive Assemblies
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      • What to watch?
      • Navigating Alzheimer’s
      • The Backward Glance
      • About money
      • On being a therapist
      • On finding yourself “in charge”
      • It was time
      • Good enough
      • When rites make right
      • What do Grandmas do?
      • Soul Travels
      • Tyranny of Joy
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        • Anytime Frittata
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      • The Surprising Benefits of Singing
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  • Hope Matters in 2025
    • Surprise Yourself!
    • Enough!
    • The ‘F’ Word
    • Realigning to What is Key
  • What We Learned
    • Relevance: Peter Herford
    • Interrupt! Ken Bedell, PhD
    • Think About the Gifts: Elsa Bowman
    • Go to Essence: Dr. Alan Chun
  • Resources
    • Aging & Aging in Place
      • Aging
      • Aging in Place
    • End-of-Life
    • Alzheimer’s and Dementia
    • For caregivers
    • Disability
    • End of Life
    • Exercise and Nutrition
    • Health
    • Informational and Consumer
    • Mental and Physical
    • Rehab and Addiction
    • Seattle Area
    • Senior Living Options
    • Sleep
    • Technology
    • Veterans
  • Reflections
    • Hopeful in 2024
      • Rethinking Control
      • Breaking Taboos
      • Opening Our Hearts with Forgiveness
      • Connecting the Dots
      • Relational
      • No Regrets
      • Good Enough
      • Who is in control?
      • What’s it all about?
      • Food and Finality
      • Relying on our “Signature Strengths”
    • 2023 Discussing the ‘Undiscussables’
      • The Burden of Dependence
      • Dread-Full
      • Staying in touch
      • Changing the Inner Dialogue
      • Old Dogs learn to swim in Denial
      • Staying Present with Dementia
      • Life-saving Connection
      • Disappointment and Detachment
      • Don’t Despair
      • Deadlines and Demands
    • 2022 Learning from Each Other
      • Are you ready?
      • What do birthdays mean to you?
      • Trading Up: From a Vocation to my Avocation
      • Who am I?
      • Ravishing
      • The Benefits to Seniors of Having a Pet
      • I don’t know
      • Just say Yes!
      • I’m 60 and out of the workforce: Can I ever go back?
      • Is Now the Time to Move to Care for a Senior Loved One?
      • Getting Through the Holidays
      • Stuff — Our Complicated Relationship with It
    • 2022 Rebecca’s Tip of the Month
      • January Tip: In case of emergency
      • February Tip: Remembering to remember
      • March Tip: No more ‘buts’!
      • April Tip: Thinking about thinking
      • May Tip: Don’t push that button!
      • June Tip: Balance
      • July Tip: Orchid Pride — Just add water!
      • August Tip: Appetite
      • September Tip: Reframing
      • October Tip: I’m sorry
      • November Tip: Practicing Empathy
      • December Tip: Managing ‘The Clutch’
    • 2021 Rebecca’s Kitchen
      • In praise of potatoes
      • The bean’s the thing
      • Spring = Asparagus
      • Vitamin Citrus
      • Robust Rhubarb
      • Salad days
      • Corny
      • Tomatoes: Fruit? Vegetable?
      • An Abundance of Apples
      • Winter Squash: A baker’s dozen — and counting!
      • Celebrating Cranberries
      • Festive Assemblies
    • 2021 Reflections: Past & Future
      • What to watch?
      • Navigating Alzheimer’s
      • The Backward Glance
      • About money
      • On being a therapist
      • On finding yourself “in charge”
      • It was time
      • Good enough
      • When rites make right
      • What do Grandmas do?
      • Soul Travels
      • Tyranny of Joy
    • 2020 Featured Resources
      • Civic Engagement
      • Preparing for a Serious Health Event
      • The Importance of Social Connection
      • On Food
        • Anytime Frittata
      • Exercise!
      • Racial learning & unlearning
      • Staying Connected Now
      • Living Libraries
      • A mature mind. . .
      • Laughter on the menu
    • 2019 Featured Resources
      • Fall Prevention
      • The Value of Volunteering
      • The Surprising Benefits of Singing
      • Well Rested
      • Writing Groups
      • Clay Is Not Dirt
      • Osher Lifelong Learning
      • The Art of Curating Our Spaces
      • Health Advocacy
      • Meditating
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