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It’s a dog’s life…and a cat’s life…and more at our house
Can't get enough of those furry friends? You have a million things to get done but spend your time looking at the dog memes on every one of your too-many social media accounts?
Oh, for the love of gyros: How to make this Mediterranean classic in your own kitchen
The combination of marinated slow-cooked meat with crunchy veggies, topped with tangy yogurt sauce, wrapped inside of warm pita bread — oh my!
Holiday survival guide: tactics for handling travel, food and family
Laurie's secrets to a happy holiday with extended family: Hit the road before dawn and stay away from soul-sucking idiots — even if it means hiding in the bathroom. And your diet? Fuhgeddaboudit.
The house that love built: a long-ago Christmas wish, fulfilled
Eileen Benthal reflects on her longtime family home — and moving on: "God’s love endures and sustains us, especially when He asks us to get out of the boat, leave our home and take a walk of faith on the water."
First-ever caregivers center on Long Island will open at Peconic Bay Medical Center, offering education, resources and support
Next year, Peconic Bay Medical Center will open Long Island's very first caregiving center, offering counseling, educational seminars and resources to local residents caring for a loved one.
Glorious, perfect solitude: Dream on
Have you turned into a person who makes plans with people and then secretly hopes they will cancel?
Creamy potato leek soup: simple, tasty food for the soul
Here's a simple and tasty winter soup that will fill your stomach and warm your soul.
The Mars-Venus thing explains a lot, but —
Life works best when you find the yin to your yang. I will never, ever, understand the heap of dirty laundry on the floor next to his side of the bed, but I have developed the ability to walk past it and/or kick it under the bed without thinking murderous thoughts. It's all about balance.
The enlightenment of letting go
Letting go of what I thought life should be means gratefully embracing what life really is.
Love at first sight: confessions of a brand-new ‘glam-mom’
I’ve been recently inducted into the “Gram-Mom” club. I have entered this hallowed group at an advanced age — well not that advanced, but...
