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Mountain Meadows 55+ Community in Ashland is beautifully and skillfully designed and is perched on the east hills overlooking Ashland. This amazing community has so many amenities: clubhouse with dining room with amazing views, fitness/wellness center with indoor pool, game room, 4-acre park and community garden, woodshop, library and much…

If you own your home, chances are, you will want or need to sell in the next five to ten years. That means any interior design project or remodel should be done with at least an awareness of what future homebuyers will want. Today’s hot styles are often passing fads.…

Hi everyone! Over the past 6 years, I’ve been working on a number of projects outside of the clinic. Everything from finishing my doctorate in traditional Chinese medicine, to developing a formulation lab for a natural product company, serving as the Head of Faculty and Content Development for an online…

Dyan: I have always had a very supportive and loving relationship with my father. In fact, he was one of the very few male role models I’ve had to impact my life. Both my grandfathers died at a young age and with the exception of one family friend’s father, my…

What’s your house payment? Is it what you pay the mortgage company: the Principal, Interest, Taxes & Insurance? It is not. The REAL house payment is PITIULM or Principal, Interest, Taxes & Insurance, Utilities, Location, and Maintenance. Let’s break this down. If you buy a 2023 Earth Advantage home, your…

What is the definition of “topping” a tree? Among various circles among the arboricultural community, the term “topping” could be interpreted in a few different ways. In general, none of the examples given sound like it is a good thing to do to your tree. If you do a Google…

Suicide in the elderly is on the rise. In the Rogue Valley, many older people lost their homes in the fires, which left them without precious mementos and a vibrant community structure that supported them. Many are still coping with extensive loss. Many older people (that you may even know)…

Spring faded to early summer with some mild and pleasant temperatures in June which made planting your gardens a pleasure. As we head into July and the temperature starts to climb you may be worried about how the heat will affect your garden spaces. The afternoon direct sun can make…

Nearly all of us have pulled to a stop light, turned to our right and seen a dog riding comfortably on a driver’s lap. And rarely does a day go by that we don’t see at least one dog living the life with its head out the window enjoying the…

What a fascinating question! What means the most to you? What are your emotional treasures? Humans make decisions based on what they feel is right. Hopefully, there is some measure of truth guiding that decision, but sometimes we do things because we just have that gut feeling or instinct maybe.…

A temporary buydown is just that. Say the interest rate is 6.5%. A “1” buydown would start with year one at 5.5% and then the next year and all future years would be at 6.5%. A “2-1” buydown would start at 4.5% for the first year, 5.5% for the second…

Anxiety. Digestive disorders. Chronic pain.    They all share a relationship to our stress response. We are all, unconsciously, making a decision in each moment as to whether or not we are safe. This is happening deep within us and we are not in direct control of it. When a…