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Growing up, I spent a lot of time in my grandparents' home. It was a wonderful place to be. After dinner, when the day and the dishes were done, my grandparents each had their own way to unwind and relax.

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I was casually channel surfing the other night when I came across a public television special on John Wayne and movie director John Ford. Grainy clips from "The Iron Horse" and "Stagecoach" flickered across the screen, along with amazing wide-shots from Utah's Monument Valley, stern-faced Indians and backlit cowboys on raring horses. It all made me feel like I was 12 again because it was around that time I discovered my love of Westerns.

Acne is a common skin disorder of cats. Whereas human acne is typically linked to puberty, feline acne may occur in a cat of any age, although it's more common in adults. Its severity can ebb and flow over a lifetime in affected cats. Hormones don't seem to play a role, as the problem in male and female cats, both sterilized and intact.

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At night, passers-by can't help but notice the glowing dome connected to Ryan Oelrich's Spokane home. The two-story home appears normal, aside from a 16-feet wide canvas dome protruding from the side.

Years ago, it was common practice to embed porch and patio posts in concrete. It was simple: Dig a hole, set the post and pour concrete around it. The idea was to enjoy the added strength provided by the concrete while at the same time creating a barrier between the post and the earth – all in hopes of improving lasting quality.

•Friday-Sunday: Monroe Street Antique District's annual Mother's Day Sale. Nine antique stores from Monroe Street Bridge north to Dalton Avenue will participate by offering discounts and special treats. Maps are available at each store. •Saturday: Covenant United Methodist Spring Flea Market at the church, 15515 N. Gleneden St. Vendors will fill the parking lot with booths of antiques, good junk, household items and collectibles. Take Highway 395 north to the Wandermere exit. Follow Wandermere Road north to North Gleneden, then follow signs. (Note: Sale will be canceled if it rains.)

Your gloves are missing again. Your dentist appointment? Completely forgotten. Your niece's birthday – uh, sometime in the summer? You do know one thing for certain: You and your memory are constantly in opposition. Still, you keep hoping it's a relationship that can be improved. The odds may not appear to be in your favor. "Despite the fact that I have studied memory for a long time, my tendency is to try to avoid relying on mine," says Aaron P. Nelson, Ph.D., chief of neuropsychology at Brigham and Women's Hospital, in Boston, and the author of "The Harvard Medical School Guide to Achieving Optimal Memory" (McGraw Hill, $15). Rather than depend on something so undependable, Nelson and other researchers recommend a few practical strategies for the most common types of memory lapses.

Kathy Popoff sat in her kitchen amidst a maze of living room furnishings, astonished by the kindness of the 42 volunteers who were busily painting and completing other projects on her East Carlisle Avenue home. "We've never met one of them before," she said.

When Terry Munter looks around at the hundreds of recycled greeting cards, each ornamented with a pair of vintage earrings, a string of chunky beads or a bangle bracelet, she shrugs and laughs. "It's a hobby that just got out of control," she says.