Volunteer nurses from the American Red Cross during 1918 pandemic (rawpixel)

What was it like in Erie, Pennsylvania, during the 1918 pandemic (Spanish Flu, H1N1 virus, influenza)? Well, now that we can browse the Erie Daily Times online from the late 1800s to present, we can get a pretty good idea. Accessed through …

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Kasey and John greeting a drive-by guest who had attended by Zoom.

“My advice for people trying to plan an event in the midst of a global pandemic is to commit early to a plan, and make it a very cautious plan.”

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Social isolation because of the COVID-19 pandemic has been tough on all of us, but the elderly, and other vulnerable people, without computers, have suffered most. They need us more than ever. Months ago, I wrote a post about how …

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If only I could go back and hand this girl the list. . .

Now that I’ve been around the block, have a few years under my belt, have seen a lot, and other clichés, I’ve acquired valuable information about life that I wish I’d known a lot earlier. I narrowed them down to …

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Jim must have taken notes during our 1983 childbirth education class.

Breast is best, but what if you’re bottle feeding a baby? Even babies who are breastfed often take bottles from a spouse, a relative, or a caregiver. When bottle feeding, there are several ways to emulate breastfeeding that benefit the …

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Peace Pilgrim was a remarkable woman who walked across America many times spreading a message of peace, beginning during the Korean War in 1953 and ending with her death in 1981. She vowed to keep walking until there was peace in the world, …

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Peace Pilgrim was a remarkable woman who walked across America many times spreading a message of peace, beginning during the Korean War in 1953 and ending with her death in 1981. She vowed to keep walking until there was peace in the world, …

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