 | | Stay Warm without Freezing Your Assets Off | | Set in a world where seasons rule, last year's HBO "Game of Thrones" series features characters who ominously warn that "winter is coming." In Vermont, it's much the same: We're steeling ourselves for a wicked long spell of terminal cold. Up here, you can lose your shirt trying to stay warm. Fortunately, we're getting good at staying warm without going broke. And since energy = money, ideas like these light a sustainable fire no matter where you live. | GET TIPS FOR STAYING WARM  |   | |  | | 7 Reasons I Turn to Friends Without Kids for Parenting Advice | | Since having a kid, I find that I need advice. A lot. Rarely a week goes by without a, "What are these pink spots?" or "Why isn't he eating dinner?" or "Is it really normal that he sneaks into the kitchen to eat banana bread at 5am?" Though I have plenty of friends with kids, I've noticed that I've been turning to my child-free friends for advice first. Counterintuitive? Crazy? Well, here's why. | | READ 7 REASONS | | | |  | | It's Not All in Your Head | | I read recently that memory starts deteriorating at the age of thirty, which means that mine has been going downhill for more than twenty years. It sounds pretty discouraging, but there are many ways to stem the tide of normal, age-related memory loss—quite different from Alzheimer's disease—from which everyone can benefit, whether you're thirty or eighty. And the best way to start is to take care of your body. | | MEMORY-SAVING TIPS | | | |  | | Pet Peeve | | It's been six years, and the FDA is now so thoroughly vexed by the mysterious Case of the Junky Jerky, it's asking the public to help finger the perp. But solved or not, this hairy whodunit has already put a troubling truth about pet food on trial. Currently there are no FDA rules governing the production of pet foods. This may help explain the 31 pet food recalls so far this year. It remains largely up to us to protect our pooches and coddle our kitties. | | MORE ON PROTECTING PETS | | | |  | | Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids | | With the holidays on the horizon, getting your home ready for the annual onslaught of company can seem a little daunting – especially if you have kids to keep busy as well. One way to channel their energy is to make them part of the preparations, and there's nothing like a fun craft project to capture their imaginations. The possibilities are endless, but the project featured here gets the kids outdoors, uses easily found recycled items and, yes, can be used as a centerpiece. | | GET CRAFT INSTRUCTIONS | | | |  | | "Best By" vs. Common Sense: Understanding Food Expiration Dates | | There's been a lot in the news lately about expiration dates on food, the most shocking of which comes from the Harvard Food Law and Policy Center reporting that $165 billion dollars worth of food is WASTED each year when people throw away food that's still good because the "Best By" date has come and gone. Expiration dates on food were never, nor are they presently, meant to be an indication of food safety. So whatever did our grandparents do before they had a date to tell them whether their food was still good? | | MORE ON "BEST BY" DATES | | | |  | | Recipes We Love: Stuffed Sweet Dumpling Squash | | If a vegetable can be described as "cute," then sweet dumpling squash is every bit as adorable as its name. Available throughout the autumn months, sweet dumpling squash is a relatively small winter variety whose size makes it perfect for stuffing and roasting. Our favorite chef, Andrea Todd, shares this simple recipe for Stuffed Sweet Dumpling Squash. | | Get Recipe | | | | | From our Blog:
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