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The Day My Mother Chose the Frying Pan
Note: We published this story on our Substack on Mother's Day. It's a tribute to my mom, but we hope it stirs up good memories of your mother too. Feel free to add your own stories Unconditional Love Mom, stirring her ersatz version of goulash, paused. In our Pennsylvania kitchen my older brother Bob was recounting what he had heard…...
Top Retirement Towns
Johnson City is a fast-growing town and area in extreme northeastern Tennessee. The area is becoming popular for retirement because of its low cost of living and its friendly, welcoming people. Johnson City is near Kingsport and Jonesborough, and only about 60 miles north of Asheville. There is plenty of great recreation in the area and nearby mountains....
Grand Junction, Colorado comes up near the top of many people's "best places to retire". For one thing, this fast-growing town perched on the border with Utah has a relatively low cost of living. It is also a college town (Colorado Mesa University has over 10,000 students on campus here). Natural beauty and recreation is abundant with the Rocky Mountains…...
WinterHaven, FL is located midway between Orlando and Tampa off I-4 and is a small city of 35,000. Winter Haven is the chain of lakes city with over 50 lakes within the city limits with many connected by canals. There is a four year college located here, Polk State College. The city is a little over one hours drive from…...
Franklin is a highly rated place to retire located in the center of Tennessee. The town is surprisingly affluent, one of the richest towns in the state. The New York TImes called it a "...southern gem hiding in the shadow of Nashville". There is a 16 block historic district, cute stores and independent businesses, brick sidewalks, and nicely landscaped sidewalks.…...