/authors/marcia/Recent content in Marcia on Gromet's Plaza ArchiveHugoen-usFri, 15 Jul 2005 00:00:00 +0000/stories/2005/07/15/new-tricks-for-an-old-dog/Fri, 15 Jul 2005 00:00:00 +0000/stories/2005/07/15/new-tricks-for-an-old-dog/<p>New Tricks for an Old Dog by Marcia It is often said that you can’t teach old dogs new tricks.  How wrong this saying is because, despite my being classified as an old dog (just turned 58 thank you very much) by several agencies and institutions, I’ve learned several new tricks these past two years and I’m happier now than I’ve been in a long time.</p> <p>Last winter we had we had a fairly severe snowstorm that dumped almost 20” and crippled most of our highways and side streets.  The plows in our community did not come through our neighborhood for two days and as a result we found ourselves cooped up with nothing more to do than watch TV, read, sew and cook, etc.</p>/stories/2005/06/18/new-tricks-for-an-old-dog/Sat, 18 Jun 2005 00:00:00 +0000/stories/2005/06/18/new-tricks-for-an-old-dog/<p>New Tricks for an Old Dog by Marcia</p> <p>It is often said that you can’t teach old dogs new tricks.  How wrong this saying is because, despite my being classified as an old dog (just turned 58 thank you very much) by several agencies and institutions, I’ve learned several new tricks these past two years and I’m happier now than I’ve been in a long time.</p> <p>Last winter we had we had a fairly severe snowstorm that dumped almost 20” and crippled most of our highways and side streets.  The plows in our community did not come through our neighborhood for two days and as a result we found ourselves cooped up with nothing more to do than watch TV, read, sew and cook, etc.</p>