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It’s been another excellent month, meeting my fellow Ashlanders, and connecting with so many of you, as Ashland’s LOCAL Aflac agent. This month, I rediscovered the Tuesday Market! There is nothing like meeting face to face with the good people who grow and raise our food and flowers. And the…

Adrenal fatigue occurs when your body is subjected to excessive amounts of stress over a longer period of time without adequate rest, nutritional intake or exercise. Long term stress leads to exhaustion and long term exhaustion can lead to fatigue or in the worst case scenario to chronic fatigue. Your…

Life is precious.  We only have this one experience, as we know it.  So what do we do with this beautiful gift of life?  The body gives us this experience we call life.  How are we treating our body?  Do we honor this vessel that holds this life?  Many of…

Mindfulness practice can be a surprisingly effective approach to pain management. In my April column, I suggested an exercise that can be used to transform pain: “Instead of immediately saying, “Pain. Bad. Make it stop,” one might bring awareness inside the pain. Explore the pain with curiosity. Notice the temperature,…

People often ask me, “What is a good shoe?”  They are then quite often surprised by the cost.  Good shoes do cost more; quality material and craftsmanship is more expensive, and there is no way around that.  Shoes are made in a variety of ways.  They are also made in…

I remember many times throughout my life people telling me: “the older you get, the faster time goes by”.  While that’s generally the way it seems, the Winter months don’t tend to follow that adage!  The long nights and frigid temperatures are necessary, however.  They provide us with seasons and…

The gold market was wild last month, what was it like at J. Austin & Company? In addition to opening our new location in Grants Pass, we purchased several large historic gold coins from a local treasure hunter. These beautiful Lady Liberty coins from the late 1800s have had a…

Blue Toba is the first Authentic food from Indonesia to come to Ashland, and surrounding area.  Chef Birong, a resident of Ashland for 28 years, is native to Indonesia, born into the Batak Tribe of Lake Toba, Sumatera, the largest, most beautiful Lake in Indonesia. We bring spices, only found in…

Registration for summer Ashland Parks & Recreation programs is underway! We have programs for all ages and interests. You can view the summer Recreation guide online at www.AshlandParksandRec.org by clicking on the image of the guide. Direct registration links are available for programs requiring pre-registration. Register from your computer, iPad…

We receive questions about fertilizing almost daily so I thought I would review the subject and add some suggestions. Most fertilizers list the ‘big three’ nutrients on their label: those being nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K) in that order.  For most gardens a balanced general-purpose fertilizer with numbers…

Summer is a magical time. Children are set free to roam and play without the burden of homework or strict bedtimes. Life moves a little bit slower as we have more sunlight to get things done. The pools are open and the living is easy, so they say. And, yard…

Shopkeeper with six children:   “You can’t raise my rent.  I have a lease.” Landlord with six buildings:  “It’s a triple net lease.” Shopkeeper:  “What does that mean?” Landlord:  “It means I can raise your rent.” Let’s talk about triple net leases. With a triple net lease, the tenant pays for…