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We may switch political parties. We may change our taste in food, fashion and TV shows. But when it comes to whether you’re a camp person, “membership,” which is open to anyone, almost always falls into the category of a life-long affiliation or affection if you answered “yes.”  Though it begins in childhood, if you were given the option to go to a sleepaway camp or even a day camp that offered a couple of overnight experiences, being a camp person is something that typically sticks with you your entire life.   Going to overnight camp is a privilege and...

After almost 38 years of working together, along with a friendship bond that’s unwavering, we still preface any confidences we share with each other with, “You know not to tell anyone, don’t you?” “Yes, of course,” the other always replies.  Maybe, we’re superstitious; maybe we simply want to reiterate the importance of not spreading what we tell, or maybe we forget that we’ve said this a gazillion times and just want to be certain the confidence will be kept secret again.  In any case, we know we can share whatever, from the price we have sold our homes for to...

It’s the little things that often elicit the best feelings. They are small revelations that make us so happy. These we often find if we are looking where we might not expect. Then suddenly, pow, it’s a wow.  We suggest appreciating a gleeful burst when it happens. Capture it, hold on to it for as long as it lasts. The reason is that it can disappear as quickly as it came, much like a soap bubble or rainbow. Here today, gone tomorrow. Poof!  Here’s our list: Spending time with a new grandchild and seeing a first smile, or seeing an...

Years of buying, selling, living in homes and cooperative/condominium apartments and rentals, as well as watching lots of reality TV shows about how to transform houses with no cash and lots of elbow grease, have made us experts, sort of.  However, the recent gyrations of the housing market during Covid and afterward have thrown us off our game. The stakes have changed. Long-held beliefs about what buyers, including us, want and must have are no longer set in stone.  With this in mind, we have adjusted our approach, keeping our eyes and ears open to master new lessons, some of...

Been there? Cooked that? We’re both experiencing cooking burnout. Our joy of cooking has waned along with the yellowed and food-stained pages of the cookbook by the same name.  After years of being excited to try a new recipe, study a new cookbook, read a new food magazine and subscribe and test new recipes from food blogs and other social media, we’ve largely put away our whisks, spatulas and aprons. And we’re happy as clams at high water. (It’s an expression, but who knows if clams are really happy! )  Reasons include the fact that we’re tired and so many...