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THE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE OF MORGAN HILL, GILROY & SAN MARTIN

A supplement to the Gilroy Dispatch & Morgan Hill Times

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

SUPER FOODS Culinary preparedness for the big game GARDEN PROBA-LEMS P7 | DRINKS REPORT P10 | TREASURED TOUCH P13

FOOTBALL FANS

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South Valley picks top spots for watching Super Bowl LIII

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BY JENNY ARBIZU

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or football fans, appetizers, drinks and barbeque are to the Super Bowl as turkey and pumpkin pie is to Thanksgiving Day—it’s an unofficial American holiday.

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This year, the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams are competing for the coveted 53rd Super Bowl championship title.

They may not be local teams, but they’re still American. As are the locals who will be watching them

play on Sunday, Feb. 3 from their living room TVs. But for those choosing to watch the Super Bowl elsewhere, a variety of local venues are providing hospitality, food and fun on the annual Sunday-funday.

Alfonso De Alba, general manager of Buffalo Wild Wings at 6805 Camino Arroyo in Gilroy, says the local restaurant chain will have a viewing party, as they do every year.

“We get families that don’t want to cook at home and don’t want to clean up the mess,” explains De Alba. “We take care of them.” ➝ 4

TOUCHDOWN

South Valley magazine rounds up five smart spots to see the Super Bowl on Feb. 3.

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GAME DAY MENU Huntington Station will offer food and drink specials,

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and raffles while guests watch the game on 11 screens.

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The restaurant plans to show the game on all 56 of its televisions.

Beer vendor swag will be given away, and limited offers on food and drinks will be available—such as $5 beer pitchers.

And to prepare for the large number of to-go orders, De Alba says Buffalo Wild Wings in Gilroy will start taking phone orders at 8 am, even if their doors normally don’t open until 11 am. “We’ll have food ready to be picked up anytime after 10 am for their home parties.”

Its closing time is midnight.

De Alba says the restaurant will have appetizers including salad platters, tacos, nachos, burgers, onion rings, mozzarella sticks, mushrooms, and cheese curds.

“All of these (and more), we can do in platters and extra large orders to go,” he says. Customers can also expect an added Super Bowl special on Monday, Feb. 18 if the game goes into overtime.

“From 4pm to 7pm local time, everybody will get boneless or traditional wings, no purchase necessary. It’s dine-in only, while supplies last,” says De Alba. “We can do

something special here that night, too.”

Another familiar chain, located in Gilroy at 6925 Camino Arroyo in Gilroy—Famous Dave’s—is also welcoming families to enjoy the game on its bar’s four televisions.

“We will have happy hour all day,” says its general manager. While the bar area will have drinks and select food at happy hour prices, there will also be beer specials on Samuel Adams, BBQ pull-chicken sandwiches, mac and cheese, and chicken tenders. “There’s a few extra things that we’ll be doing in the bar area,” its manager promises.

For those seeking more of an adult setting, the Morgan Hill Wine Shop and Cigar Company Morgan Hill at 16375 Monterey Road Morgan Hill is hosting a “Superbowl Smoke” on Sunday.

Open from 11 am to 8 pm on Super Bowl Sunday, the establishment offers its patrons more than just wine and cigars.

“We’re having a complimentary taco bar set up for all patrons,” says co-owner and general manager, Amy Yancey. “We also have a ➝ 6

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CULTURE AND HISTORY Enjoy a

wide variety of family friendly cultural and historical events beginning with Lunar New Year on Feb. 2.

OUT & ABOUT

SAN JOSE

LUNAR NEW YEAR Celebrate Lunar New Year and the Year of the Pig at Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose. Learn about Lunar New Year’s customs and traditions, observed by many Asian cultures. Revel in the lively Lion Dance, make culturally relevant art and crafts and enjoy traditional and contemporary music and dance performances. Saturday, Feb. 2 and Sunday, Feb. 3, noon-4pm each day at Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose, 180 Woz Way, San Jose. For more information, visit cdm.org.

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BLACK HISTORY Join the Gilroy Center for the Arts at its fifth annual Black History Month Exhibit. See the featured art of black folk artists, collage artists, photographers, sculptors and more. Join the Celebratory Reception Saturday, Feb. 9, 12:30-3:30pm and view the exhibit Feb. 2-Mar. 3 at Gilroy Center for the Arts, 7341 Monterey St, Gilroy. Admission to the gallery and receptions are always free. For more information, visit gilroycenterforthearts.com.

SAN JUAN BAUTISTA

LIVING HISTORY Meet mountain men, Civil War soldiers, Victorian ladies, and more while stepping back to the early days of San Juan. Enjoy craft and cooking demonstrations and see historic horse-drawn vehicles and Victorian furnishings.

Taste an old-fashioned soda in the historic Plaza Hotel Saloon. Experience the history on Saturday, Feb. 2, 11am-4pm at San Juan Bautista State Historic Park, 19 Franklin St. For more information, visit sanjuanbautistaca.com.

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The whole family is invited to Free Family Fun Day: Happily Ever After, a day of art inspired by Coille Hooven’s sculpture exhibition, Dancing for the Moon. All ages can enjoy free admission and activities including clay-pot creatures, magical unicorn painting, a scavenger hunt and more. Also enjoy a puppet making workshop with master puppet maker Karen Gallant and be sure to enter the raffle. Saturday, Feb. 2, 11am-5pm at Monterey Museum of Art, 559 Pacific St. Visit montereyart.org.

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sign-up sheet for a potluck for any kind of side dishes, appetizers, desserts. Some people have signed up just to bring in something, but it’s not mandatory.”

While the cigar lounge and smoke-free wine shop features a 400-square-foot walk-in humidor, and a vast selection of wine and twelve beers on tap, Yancey says it will be able to offer more on Super Bowl Sunday. The establishment now has its Type 48 license, so bourbon, scotch and whiskey will also be available on game day. Quarterly specials will be offered throughout the game too, Yancey adds.

And this year, Yancey says they are hosting and supplying the taco bar for their customers “to show appreciation for staying loyal and coming in.”

For folks who want to watch the game at a sports bar, Huntington Station Sports Pub at 30 East Third Street in Morgan Hill will also be offering food specials, drink specials, and free raffles. The pub will show the game on its 11 television screens. It will be open from 12pm to 8pm on game day.

And if you want the sport’s bar vibe—but still need to keep the entire family in tow—Box Seat Sports Grill and Pub at 15650 Vineyard Boulevard Suite F in

Morgan Hill is a good option, combining the two.

Owner, Kevin Fitzgibbons, says his establishment welcomes kids, which includes an arcade. “That’s kind of my business model,” he explains. “Not only can your kids run around and not bother anybody, but you can see them from any seat in the place.”

But Box Seat isn’t just kiddie fun.

“We have the volume pumped up and everybody’s watching the game, wearing their jerseys,” he says. “It’s kind of like being at the game, there’s a lot of excitement.”

For Super Bowl Sunday, Fitzgibbons is showing his appreciation for customers by offering specials on customer favorites. The popular drink, Chili Bomb, will be half price; PBR (Pabst Blue Ribbon) and jello shots will be sold for one dollar; and appetizers will be sold at happy hour prices all day. “So you can get strips and fries for five bucks, wings and fries, any kind of appetizers with fries for five bucks,” he says. The sports grill will be open from 11am to 10pm (its normal hours) on that day.

Whatever plans are made, good food and good surroundings will always score big among football fans.

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Californian pest

PLANT PROTECTIONS In the last decade artichoke plants have replaced coyote brush as the go-to food for proba bugs.

Local bug has a taste for thistles

By KATE RUSSELL

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Adult proba bugs are plain brown and only 0.2 inches long.

(That means you could line up 3½ proba bugs across the top of a dime.) Nymphs start out looking like pale yellowish green aphids, except that they move a lot faster than aphids due to their longer legs.

During the next two developmental stages (instars) they are first reddish-brown and then develop light and dark bands on the abdominal area during the final two instars.

Proba bugs are active year round; they’re just a lot slower in winter. As temperatures begin to rise, usually in March, they begin

Kate Russell is a UCCE Master Gardener in Santa Clara County. For more information, visit mgsantaclara. ucanr.edu or call 408.282.3105 between 9:30am-12:30pm, Monday through Friday.

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ou’ve probably never heard of proba bugs.

They are relatively new pests in South Valley gardens. And they love artichokes.

Proba bugs (Proba californica) have been around for some time, but they used to prefer coyote brush, a common native plant found along highways in agricultural areas of California. At some point (around 1997) a proba bug decided to give artichokes a try.

From that moment on, proba bugs have become an increasing threat to artichoke plants.

feeding and breeding in earnest.

Eggs are laid on artichoke petioles (leaf stems) and hatch within 20 to 30 days. Nymphs go through five instars before reaching adulthood.

The damage caused by proba bugs is similar to that of lygus bugs, only proba bugs are more aggressive in their feeding habits. Adults and nymphs feed on young artichoke leaves and at the base of developing buds. They feed by piercing the tissue and injecting a toxin that kills plant cells. As the surrounding leaf tissue continues to grow, these punctured areas turn into brown dead spots that dry and fall off, leaving a shothole appearance. Feeding on the base of flower buds causes the bud (the part we eat) to turn black.

This phytotoxin also causes stunting and deformed flower buds. Severely affected leaves will be smaller than normal and chlorotic.

Until relatively recently, commercial artichoke fields were treated with organophosphates and chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticides. Use of these neurotoxins is being phased out, so proba bugs are becoming more of a problem. Infested fields can lose 20 to 30 percent of their harvest to proba bugs. Farmers are now removing the coyote brush near their fields and tilling the crop residue under, in a practice called stumping, to help combat this pest.

Natural predators such as big-eyed bugs, damsel bugs, minute pirate bugs, and spiders all feed on the nymph stage of proba bugs, so avoid using broad-spectrum pesticides.

You can help protect your artichoke plants by cutting the plant off at ground level once flower production is done for the year, and monitoring for signs of infestation in March and April.

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Valle del Sur Art Guild, South Silicon Valley’s premier association of visual artists, strives to encourage appreciation and enjoyment of the visual arts, provide opportunities for visual arts education and encourage exhibition opportunities for visual artists. Join Valle del Sur for its February meeting and enjoy a demonstration of Jackson Pollock’s expressionist painting technique presented by artist Steve Wise Tuesday, Feb. 19, 6:30-8:30pm at Morgan Hill Community Center, 17000 Monterey Road, Morgan Hill. Art Guild membership is open to all artists and art lovers, and meetings are held the third Tuesday of each month. Visit valledelsur.org.

GILROY HISTORIC TOUR Learn about the historic districts of Gilroy the first Saturday of each month

during Historic Walking Tours.

Join members of the Gilroy Historical Society Saturday, Feb. 2, 10am-noon for a free walking Bungalows Tour. Reservations are

recommended, but not required.

Meet at the Gilroy Historical Museum, 195 Fifth St. For information, call 408.846.0446.

FAMILY HISTORY Anyone interested in researching their family history is invited to get started on the journey to uncovering their family tree with a free, two-part series at the Gilroy Library. The first class in the series, “Getting Started,” covers where to begin searching and recording findings. The second session, “Searching the Internet,” covers navigating genealogy websites and using census records. Mondays, Feb. 4 and 11, 1:30-3pm both days at

Gilroy Library, 350 W. Sixth St. For information and tickets, visit sccl.org.

VETERAN RESOURCES Veterans are invited to a resource Fair hosted by the Gilroy Veterans Hall. The fair will feature medical professionals, counseling, benefits assistance and local businesses with services especially for veterans. Additionally, flu shots will be available for veterans and California Veterans Service officers will educate on benefits, help file claims and discuss education assistance. Veterans must bring either their VA card or a DD214 for proof of service. Tuesday, Feb. 5, 10am-2pm at Gilroy Veterans

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Hall, 74 W. Sixth St. For more information, call 408.842.3838.

the fun. A grandmother, family friend or other family member may take a mother’s place if she’s not available. Saturday, Feb. 2, 6-9pm at the Morgan Hill Community and Cultural Center, 17000 Monterey Road. To register, visit mhreconline.com with activity code WSY005.

Cubs, Stinsons, Cessna 180s and Stearmans right at home. Antique Aircraft Display & Fly-In is a free event, Saturday, Feb. 2, 10am-3pm at Frazier Lake Airpark, 7901 Frazier Lake Road. Guest vehicle parking is located north of the hangars via the dirt road. For more information, visit frazierlake.com.

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ANTIQUE AIRCRAFT Stop by Frazier Lake Airpark to view the antique aircraft on display at the Antique Aircraft Display & Fly-In. Frazier Lake Airpark is an old-fashioned airpark hosting numerous classic antiques with a 2,500-foot turf runway making the

JOIN THE DERBY Anyone that has thought about joining the fast-paced sport of roller derby is invited to Roller Derby Boot Camp with the Faultline Derby Devilz.

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Join Agricultural History Project at Second Saturday on the Farm, a free family event celebrating good old-fashioned fun. Enjoy decorating sugar cookies, making a bouquet or origami rose and this month’s photo opportunity. Also experience the good old days of life on the farm with activities including tractor driving, wooden cow milking and a puppet theater. Saturday, Feb. 9, 11am-3pm at Agricultural History Project, 2601 E Lake Ave, Watsonville. Visit aghistoryproject.org or call 831.724.5898.

MORGAN HILL WINE BOTTLING Experience the

CASUAL DANCE Moms and their sons, ages 4 to 11, are invited to a casual carnival-themed Mother Son Dance to play and compete in games together. Enjoy snacks and a light, informal dinner and dress in play clothes to enjoy

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COMEDY THEATER Don’t miss Pintello Comedy Theater’s production of The Ladies Foursome. Experience 18 holes of friendship, secrets and laughter in this funny, fast-paced, heartwarming story, inspired by Norm Foster’s popular play The Foursome. Fridays and Saturdays through Feb. 9 at 8pm at Pintello Comedy Theater, 8191 Swanston Lane. For information and tickets, visit pintellocomedy.com.

fun of bottling wine at Guglielmo Winery’s Bottle Your Own red wine event. Attendees can bring their own clean bottles or purchase new from the winery and will experience the fun of putting wine in their own bottle, labeling it and taking it home to enjoy or give as a gift. Saturday, Feb. 2, 10am-3pm at Guglielmo Winery, 1480 E Main Ave. For information, call 408.779.2145.

The City of Watsonville and Watsonville Wetlands Watch invite everyone to show appreciation for the diverse environment of the wetlands at the 2019 World Wetlands Day celebration. Enjoy tree planting, educational activities, music and free food. Students can get community service hours for participating in this event. Saturday, Feb. 2, 10am-noon at Wetlands Nature Center, 30 Harkins Slough Road, Watsonville. For more information, visit 831.768.1622.

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Concurrently, the domestic share of US wine consumption has fallen to 65 percent, with imports horning in on the action. They’re leveraging the fact that younger drinkers love novel almost as much as they love cheap.

A report from Silicon Valley Bank’s Wine Division claims we’re

at the end of a 20-year boom. Consumption is leveling out but wine production is still increasing, as are grape prices. Wineries are having trouble passing costs on to buyers with less discretionary income.

Remember, fine wine is a luxury commodity. Consumption of fine wine and spirits outpaced other luxury goods (timepieces, designer apparel, etc.) from mid2013 through early 2018, when it started to lose steam to premium beauty products. Facelift, makeup or merlot? Hmmm. While premium wines sales are predicted to increase slightly, growth is teensy compared to past predictions.

Established brands that can adapt to new consumer habits will do best. Wineries, it’s a good time to think about attracting new customers while retaining that precious core base.

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BUNCO FUNDRAISER

Enjoy a fun-filled evening at South County Tail Waggers’ Second Annual Bunco Event, “Mardi Paws Bunco Night, Bark’n & Beads”. Spend a fun night playing Bunco and enjoy the opportunity to win amazing raffle and silent auction items.

Attendees will also enjoy complimentary heavy appetizers, desserts, refreshments and a no host bar. All proceeds will go to helping South County Tail Waggers save lives. Friday, Feb. 8, 6-9pm at Old CIty Hall Restaurant, 7400 Monterey Road, Gilroy. Tickets are limited, Visit tinyurl.com/y7aspru2.

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UCCE Master Gardener Glenn Lattig at the Morgan Hill Library for “Building a Raised Garden Bed and Composting Tips.” Learn various ways of creating a raised bed for vegetable gardening and discuss composting methods to prepare for a productive garden harvest at this free event that is open to all. Monday, Feb. 4, 7-8:30pm at the Morgan Hill Library, 660 W Main Ave, Morgan Hill. For more information, visit sccl.org.

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KNIT-IN All knitters are invited

Seating is limited, and guests must be 21 or older to attend. Celebrate Valentine’s Day Saturday, Feb. 9, 6-10pm at Leal Vineyards, 300 Maranatha Dr, Hollister.

Hacienda de Leal Valentine’s Day packages, including one-night stay, transportation to the dinner show and more, are also available. For more information and to register, visit tinyurl.com/ycyfehnf.

DINNER THEATER Bring friends and loved ones along to Inspire Performing Arts Academy’s production of the murder mystery, An Inconvenient Corpse. Enjoy dinner and as the talented ensemble cast put on a show filled with mystery and nonstop hilarity.

Friday, Feb, 8, 6-9pm or Saturday, Feb. 9, 1-4pm or 6-9pm at Paine’s Restaurant, 421 East St, Hollister.

For tickets and more information, visit tinyurl.com/y9vjdozf.

MEET THE WINEMAKER Meet the winemaker from J. Winston Winery at a special tasting at The Grapevine.John Bannister, one of the newest winemakers along the Santa Clara Valley Wine Trail, will pour a selection of his current releases Wednesday, Feb. 13, 5:307:30pm at The Grapevine, 17520 Depot St, Morgan Hill. The cost is $10 per tasting or complimentary for Wine and Cheese Club members. For more information, visit grapevinemorganhill.com.

WINE & CHOCOLATE Don’t miss Solis Winery’s Gourmet Wine and Chocolate event, back by popular demand. Enjoy a generous portion of five specialty chocolates paired with five different Solis wines. Tickets are $50 per couple, and reservations are required.

Choose from two check-in times Saturday, Feb. 9, 1pm or 2pm at Solis Winery’s Cellar, 3920 Hecker Pass Highway, Gilroy. For information and reservations, call 408.847.6306.

BLUE HOUSE Rock out with Blue House at The Milias Restaurant. Enjoy Blue House’s close harmonies and folk acoustic and rock sound while also enjoying the unique, friendly atmosphere at The Milias. Saturday, Feb. 9, 7-10pm at The Milias Restaurant, 7397 Monterey St, Gilroy.

For more information, visit themiliasrestaurant.com.

VALENTINE’S COMEDY Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a night of laughter, dinner and dancing. Enjoy the comedy of Dennis Gaxiola, dance to the music of Soul Kiss and savor a three-course dinner presented by the live+love+leal culinary team.

DANCE PARTY Head to Clos LaChance for an After Dark Dance Party. Enjoy the music as the lights are dimmed, the sound is turned up and the Johnny Neri Band performs all evening long. Pizza prepared

by Chef Lou will be available for purchase. Outside food is not permitted, and attendees must be 21 or over. No tickets are required; just join the party Saturday, Feb. 16, 7-11pm at Clos LaChance Wines, 1 Hummingbird Lane, San Martin.

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GRANT REQUESTS The Gilroy Assistance League is accepting grant requests for the year 2019 that will benefit Gilroy youth organizations and programs. In 2018 Gilroy Assistance League distributed $24,000 in grants to various youth services. A formal grant request must be completed and returned no later than Monday, Feb. 25. Grant request proposal forms may be downloaded at gilroyassistanceleague.org. For additional information, call Gina Anderson at 408.843.8604.

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to gather their needles and yarn and work together at the First Tuesday Knit-In at the Morgan Hill Library. Show projects to others and get advice and help from more experienced knitters.

This free drop-in event will be held Tuesday, Feb. 5, 6:30-8:45pm at Morgan Hill Library, 660 W Main Ave, Morgan Hill. Visit sccl.org/ morganhill.

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KIND GIFTS Touch is a communication that transcends age and time, and a Valentine can be as simple as a warm embrace.

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f our five senses-touch, taste, smell, sight and hearing--I have heard it said that touch is the sense that stays with us till the very end. It may be why hospice staff and volunteers talk about the importance of hand massages and soothing touch for their patients.

Although our seniors here at Live Oak Adult Day Services are not so severely ill, they value the human contact that they receive from the

kindhearted touch of others. I will never forget the morning I hugged Mary Jane as she arrived, and it brought tears to her eyes. I was afraid that I had hugged her too hard, but they were actually happy tears.

“It has been so long since anyone hugged me,” she explained.

“No one touches me anymore.”

And I was so moved the day one of our volunteers told us that it was the anniversary of her husband’s death. She reminisced about their

Cheryl Huguenor is the program director of Live Oak Adult Day Services in Gilroy. For more information visit liveoakadultdaycare.org.

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Human contact makes for valuable treasure

happy years together, then with a wistful expression on her face, said, “What I miss most about him are his hugs. He was the best hugger.”

The seniors who overheard her conversation nodded in recognition of the power of her words. A hug from a loved one makes us feel valued, cherished, comforted and less isolated.

According to the caregivers website Comfort Keepers (comfortkeepers.com), “Touch is a communication that transcends age and time. No matter how old we are, we all love to have our hand held, our backs rubbed, or the feel of a warm embrace.”

They go on to say that touch releases the hormone oxytocin, which can lower blood pressure, improve mood and reduce stress.

It may even help in tolerating pain.

As Valentine’s Day approaches, I think of all the widows and widowers who attend our center. Ads on television and radio gush with romantic sentiment this time of year. They can make many people feel left out. No one begrudges the exhilaration of new love or the joy of a long marriage, but the sense of being alone is a challenge.

Whether it is Valentine’s Day or Christmas, I am often asked for gift ideas for seniors. Of course the best suggestion is to simply ask them what they would like. Perhaps it can help to keep in mind, however, that many seniors do remark on a lack of human contact. They might welcome the gift of a hand massage, a back rub, a manicure or pedicure--something offering the healing power of touch. A warm hug is just as likely to be welcomed from a loved one. And make an effort each day to offer a hug, a simple hug.

You never know how much it will brighten the day for each of you.

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