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I took a course not long ago about keeping the brain sharp as you age. Some things which help are: ~getting enough sleep ~avoiding stress ~keeping your heart healthy because this improves blood circulating to the brain. ~social contact ~healthy diet (Mediterranean, olive oil, nuts...) ~caffeine 200 mg to 400 mg daily! ~Exercising the brain works. Learning to juggling is one of the exercises that was suggested. That's why I'm learning to juggle. One ball was easy. I'm starting to juggle two balls but I still drop them most of the time. It's taking longer than I thought but I only have myself to blame because now I only practice for about two minutes a day.  I'll have to put more effort into it. Read more about the benefits on this link: Juggling Makes Your Brain Bigger Instructions on how to juggle are on this link: Learn How To Juggle

I found these photographs of my daughter when she was about 2 or 3 years old.

 I used paint can openers (keys), fishing line, a cast iron hook, small wire hooks, part of a decorative anemometer and a blue glass ornament that I found in the basement to make this wind chime.   I get a kick out of using old discarded items to make something new. This one has more of a "country" look to it. It tinkles in the wind. Sometimes when I look at it, it seems like a pile of junk hanging on fishing line! Anyway it was fun. Last time I used parts from old broken wind chimes. It's the one on the left. It made it through hurricane Sandy without any damage! I hope the new one will last.

I edited two photographs from unknown sources to form this image.