Recent content by LauAnn

Check out the 'flex' programs offered by RoadScholar.org They also offer a lot of other trips to Europe, but their 'flex' programs give you more time on your own.

1. Save $260 a year by disposing my garbage at mothers. 2. Always buy store brands. 3. Don't use air conditioning. 4. Keep heat set at 68 degrees during day; and 62 at night. 5. Cut my own grass; snowblow driveway. 6. Walk when playing golf 7. Never buy jewelry or dress shoes. 8...

Yes, but I use the off-brand version. Eye doctor recommended I take them for general eye health, not necessarily for glaucoma, but rather for healthier retinas.

Yep, high IOP discovered 20 years ago. Have been on drops, once a day, since then. See specialist every 6 months, and have a visual field test once a year. So far, minimal loss of vision.

Waterford, Pa.; Girard, Pa.; Corry, Pa.

Two bins are provided free. No charge to have the recyclables picked up. Instead of a $45 quarterly charge for trash you can choose a $5 per bag rate. Instead of using the bags, however, I transport my small amount of trash and deposit it in Mom's container (as do my two brothers). Thereby...

1. Executive Jet Service 2. Sod for lawn 3. Automatic watering system for lawn 4. New vehicle 5. Lawn care service 6. Have house painted 7. New furniture 8. re-do kitchen 9. New bike 10. Hitch for bike 11. New house furnishings 12. New wardrobe 13. Money for blowing at casino 14. Money to church...

I get a hard copy newspaper Thursday thru Sunday which allows access to an e-edition for the entire week. I pretty much take the Sunday paper for the craft coupons and the other days for the obituaries.

When I was 25 years old, I planned to retire at 50. In actuality, I retired at 55.

Golf rule question: Ball tee'd up and your drive goes into the pond; there is no drop zone so you hit from the tee area again at which point your are hitting your third stroke. Are you permitted to use a tee on the second attempt to get over the pond or must you play the ball off the ground?

Don't have one. I rinse my cereal bowl out every morning using the spigot. It gets a proper wash when I do any accumulation of glasses -- which is about every two weeks or when I've run out of spoons. Generally I rarely have no other dishes to wash.

If you end up in southern Wisconsin, I recommend the 'House on the Rock' attraction. It is very quirky and worth a visit IMO.

1. Lenient dress code. 2. Wednesday afternoons off in the summer. 3. Free college tuition. 4. Free access to recreation/fitness center. 5. Company retirement match. 6. Lots of free t-shirts and sweatshirts. 7. Generous Easter and Christmas time off. 8. 37.5 hour week.

+1 Other than the above, I can't think of anything. I did start listening to audio books once I retired, but that had nothing to do with retiring. I've always been a reader..

Portland, Oregon and coast - Photography course. Warwick NY - acrylic painting course. Albuquerque, NM - Balloon Fiesta Corning, NY - glass making course. Golf School - Shawnee on Delaware Mt. Rainier and Mt. St. Helen area - Hiking Bryce and Zion National parks - Hiking Marble Canyon AZ...