When my son went to college, it took him about six weeks to fall in love. He picked a terrific girl to fall for and they seemed to get more crazy about one another with every day that passed. He met her parents that summer, as his Boston-found sweetheart lived in Coto de Caza. He spent lots of time with them, but there was never an occasion for my husband and I to meet them.

What is worth a million dollars and doesn’t cost a cent? A smile, of course, and Cardiff-by-the-Sea offers three dentists to make pretty smiles possible.

After three years of council reviews, neighborhood outreach meetings and building plan revisions, redevelopment of a four-unit multifamily development at 702 North The Strand was approved Aug. 20 in a 4-1 vote.

Creative seniors are prolific, writing memoirs of their lives to be shared with children, grandchildren and others — a data bank of World War II, growing up in the Midwest or the daunting experience of tackling the fortunes and misfortunes of their ancestors.

Just because you use a wheelchair or a scooter or are a slow walker doesn’t mean you don’t want to travel. It does mean, though, that barriers can make it difficult and limit your choices of destinations. Veteran travel writer Candy Harrington of Ripon, Calif., (just north of Modesto on Highway 99) recognized that fact about a decade ago and decided to do something about it.

National Infant Immunization week draws attention to the remarkable achievement that vaccines have made in eliminating diseases that are life-threatening for infants and children. Acknowledging the success of immunizations should not overshadow important concerns about vaccine safety and developing a dialogue between parents and pediatricians. Yet, immunizations remain one of the most significant public health advances in the past 100 years.

I know summer isn’t over, because I have an enormous spider in my kitchen.

It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. It was the first day of school last Monday.

John Paul Uhlig has a smile in his voice and a sense of profundity when he quotes John 10:10: “I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.” All John’s honors, motivation and blessings have come from his abiding faith in the Lord.

Ach du lieber! My child leaves for a semester in Germany on Saturday. He doesn’t speak a word of German yet, although I have tried my best to teach him a thing or two, which wasn’t really much.