Word: paddock
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Even without professional help, family caregivers can give themselves a break by farming out some tasks. Kathy Paddock, a bookkeeper, assists 40 elderly clients and their families by helping them manage their household finances and insurance forms; she visits some of her clients in nursing homes and keeps in touch with their family members by phone. Paddock says she loves her work and has grown close to her clients and their families, "but no one should have to do this alone." Caregivers must also take care of their own personal, health and financial planning. As I couldn't help noticing...
Because the organizers were trying to run heats as quickly as possible, the athletes were lined up in their racing clothes in the paddock. With the Heptagonal heat just a couple races away, the meet was postponed again...
Because the organizers were trying to run heats as quickly as possible, the athletes were lined up in their racing clothes in the paddock. With the Heptagonal heat just a couple races away, the meet was postponed again...
...counted enough sheep to fill a paddock, but you still can't get the shut-eye you need. Do you a) start counting goats; b) get out of bed and read; or c) take a sleeping pill? If you picked reading, your restless nights may soon be over. According to a report in last week's Journal of the American Medical Association, adopting a few basic habits--like limiting the amount of time you spend in bed--works better than pills or goats in controlling chronic insomnia...
...bluegrass is at its finest in spring, and for Seattle Slew, the legendary Thoroughbred, the season is especially sweet. The dark brown stallion spends nights out in his 2 1/2-acre paddock at Three Chimneys Farm and, after a morning gallop, is ready for his first mare of the day. This year he's booked with 65--he breeds twice daily from February through June. The mares' owners hope he'll pass on his winning ways and invincible spirit, as he has already to progeny Cigar and this year's Derby hopeful Pulpit. In the afternoon Slew's a show horse...