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Austria Is for Music Lovers
From Vienna to Salzburg and the country’s tiny towns, Austria is for music lovers. The people and places are alive with musical performances, whatever your budget. Music lovers find special delights in Austria. In Salzburg at my favorite hotel, I lie in bed a hundred meters from Mozart’s dad. He’s just outside my window in the graveyard of the St. Sebastian church. When in town, I like sleeping within easy earshot of its bells. The bells of Salzburg ring with a joyful exuberance. They wouldn’t if its citizens didn’t like it that way.
Space-Saving Tips for Your Home
Baby boomers who are downsizing may move from a spacious, roomy house to a smaller, more compact space. These space-saving tips from Cathy Hobbs of Design Recipes can help transform a new house into a beloved home or simply maximize space and aesthetics in an existing home. With space at...
Jumble Puzzles for Chow Time
Play this week’s Jumble puzzles for chow time. Unscramble the words and the humorous bonus answer. Start with the Jumble for Kids as a warm-up – or share the challenge with a favorite youngster. Build your brain. Mental exercises and games, like these Jumble puzzles for chow time,...
Using the Oxford Word of the Year to Sound Smarter
Using the Oxford word of the year can surely make one sound smarter, right? Humorist Greg Schwem puts the theory to the test with the 2023 word, “rizz.”. Forget weight loss. My 2024 New Year’s resolution is to sound um … wait, uh … the word is on the tip of my tongue … sound …
Is a Hurtful Joke OK?
Is a hurtful joke OK, especially in a marriage or other close relationship? A wife writes to Ask Amy for advice and gets a special response from a real comedian, Josh Gondelman. Dear Amy:. I’ve been with my partner for almost 16 years. Throughout this time, he has said some...
More What’s Booming RVA: Jan. 11 to 18
More of What’s Booming in Richmond, Virginia, January 11 to 18, 2024. Honor Religious Freedom Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Fill your ears with music, from jazz to rock, and fill your mind with new knowledge and ideas. Grow, explore, learn, enjoy!. Boomer Top picks in RVA, browse...
What’s Booming RVA: One Day Tomorrow
Celebrate optimism and hope for a better tomorrow with events honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, the eternally optimistic red-headed “Annie,” and ten recommended habits for good citizens. Plus top short videos and films and lots of laughs. All in “What’s Booming RVA: One Day Tomorrow.”
Feeding a Picky Dog
Is something wrong if a dog won’t even eat chicken breasts? Pet advisor Cathy M. Rosenthal weighs in on feeding a picky dog, and another reader offers her psychic dog tale. My Havanese will not eat the chicken breasts I give him. I have tried about every kind of dog food. One time he will eat; the next day he won’t. The vet says don’t worry; he can go weeks without eating. I guess he is just picky. He is always begging for my food. If I give him chicken in his bowl, he doesn’t want it. What should I do?
Butterscotch Pudding for Grown-ups
What is more comforting than a cup of sweet, smooth pudding? I love them all: vanilla, chocolate, mocha and even mango. This creamy concoction of deliciousness is my vote for a winter dessert. This interpretation requires the cook to make a caramel sauce first and then blend it in with classic pudding ingredients.
Grieving a Marriage Many Years Later
Surviving life’s challenges may mean suppressing our feelings. Writer Karen Czuleger Strgacich realizes she’s grieving a marriage that ended many years ago, but she draws lessons for herself and for other women in similar situations. “I am just now grieving a marriage that ended 20 years ago.”. Anyone...
Castelrotto: A Germanic Gem in Italy’s Alps
If you can’t decide whether to visit Italy or Germany, go to Castelrotto. Travel writer Rick Steves describes the many appeals of the Alpine town in northern Italy. Life in the Italian town of Castelrotto goes on almost entirely in German; in fact, fewer than 5% of Castelrotto’s residents are native Italian speakers. Its German-speaking residents call home “Kastelruth.” Tucked away in the Dolomites, the Alps of northern Italy, it’s my favorite hideaway in the Italian “South Tirol.” This region offers Italy a strong dash of German culture.
Shemp Howard, a Forgotten Stooge
The author of “Much More Than a Stooge: Shemp Howard,” Geoff Dale, offers an overview of this lesser-known comedic actor who counts “The Three Stooges” among one of many accomplishments. To capture the essence of a Baby Boomer, one only need explore his or her inert...
Boggle and Go Birding
Exercise your mind by searching for words hidden in the Boggle cube. The more letters the better – plus bonus words to up the ante. Find as many words as you can by linking letters up, down, side-to-side, and diagonally. You may only use each letter box once within a single word. Pay special attention to the Boggle BrainBusters Bonus words! Play with a friend and compare word finds, crossing out common words. Up this week, a Boggle and go birding word challenge.
Should You Quit Drinking Soda?
Although the debate rages on about whether or not soda should be allowed in schools and major cities, one thing is for sure: Each individual can make a personal choice to limit or quit drinking soda altogether. What about you? Are you ready to kick soda to the curb for good?
Son’s SEAL Plans Worry His Parents
Parents raise their children to be independent, with worthy goals for the future, but this son’s lofty decision isn’t what these parents had in mind. Their son’s SEAL plans worry his parents, so they reach out to “Ask Amy” for advice. Dear Amy:. My wife...
More What’s Booming RVA: Jan. 4 to 11
More of What’s Booming in Richmond, Virginia, from January 4 to 11. It’s a quiet week as we recover from the holidays, but nearly a dozen book events enable you to curl up on your couch, enrobed in a blanket, book in hand, and favorite beverage by your side. Plus music, history, mead, and more.
What’s Booming RVA: Roots in Music and History
Usher in the nation’s 250th birthday commemorations with events and discussions bridging history and the future, and immerse yourself in roots music – from China to Appalachia to Mexico. All in “What’s Booming RVA: Roots in Music and History.”. Arnold’s Raid on Richmond. Jan. 4,...
Keys to Staying Healthy Over 50
Staying fit takes more effort as we age. These tips for staying healthy over 50 can help you stay on track to feel good and ward off conditions of aging. Do you want to stay healthier as you push past 50? Ward off arthritis and other conditions that come with age? Then get up and get active.
The Only Way to Make a Bloody Mary
A Bloody Mary is my favorite brunch cocktail. I’ve even been known to order them sans-alcohol, if I’m not in the mood to imbibe. While some people drink the savory, spicy cocktail for the supposed hangover remedy, I’m all in on the flavor. While I love the...
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