It's Fun Follow Friday!

Fun Follow Friday is a great way to connect with more bloggers who have amazing things to share and offer. All you have to do to participate is add your blog name to the list and then begin to follow the blogs that are of interest to you in the list below through Google Friend Connect. Other participants in this list will follow you back, which is always a treat as well. I'm looking forward to reading and informing myself of all the interesting blogs that are listed and following them too!  This great idea was originated and hosted by Simply Stacie and My Wee View!

P.S: When you visit a blog that you like and want to follow, leave them a comment with your link telling them you are following from the Fun Follow Friday! 

*Remember, as Stacie, puts it, "The main goal is to have fun and follow the blogs that interest you!

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NEW! 'WeUseCoupons Wednesdays' for our Senior Citizens

NEW! 'WeUseCoupons Wednesdays' for our Senior Citizens

Here at TheOldFolksKnowBest.com we understand how hard times can be for our senior citizens. We know how important it is for them to live on a fixed budget and have enough for food, living expenses, medications, and much more just to get through the month. 

So, we started looking around and we came across a great way for our senior citizens and their families to save money starting in 2011 and onward. It's called WeUseCoupons.com Wednesdays. You will be able to look for coupons that will help you save on your daily needs.
  

1. To Join: Click on the picture above, and make sure to put TheOldFolks in the Referral Area.

We have heard great things about their coupons and there's just so much to explore. So, on this very Wednesday, take the time to start saving more money. If you are a senior citizen on a fixed income, a coupon or two can be a true lifesaver.

Once you've started saving money with the coupons, please leave us feedback through a comment post below on how this service is helping you. We want to make sure that we are bringing our senior citizens the best possible resources possible.

P.S I can't wait to post next Wednesday's savings!

Blessings,

Selena Brown

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$95 Valentine's Day For 2 Giveaway -- 2 Winners,10 DAYS ONLY!

GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED!

$95 Valentine's Day For 2 Giveaway--2 Winners--
10 Days Only to Enter!

TheOldFolksKnowBest.com welcomes you to the $95 Valentine's Day for 2 Giveaway! 

We are in the mood for inspiring couples love this Valentine's Day and hope to give you the Dinner and Berries to enjoy the Special Day on Feb. 14th!

Designed to be an elegant gift suitable for a man or woman, our sleek crocco keepsake gift box is as sophisticated as its intended recipient. Nine gourmet berries in assorted flavors are nestled inside this striking box.

Prizes: 

Grand Prize – $60 - Cheesecake Factory Gift Card (Dinner for 2)

Second Prize – $35 - 9 Fancy Berries and FREE Brown Keepsake Box 

How to Enter:

There are 5 WAYS TO ENTER, DO 1 or ALL 5!: Please see sidebar of blog for easy access to our locations!

#1 - Follow my blog PUBLICLY on Google Friend Connect (new and old friends are welcome to enter!) and leave a comment here on this post telling me you FOLLOW my blog.

  

#2 - LIKE TheOldFolksKnowBest.com FACEBOOK (new and old likers are welcome to enter!) and leave a comment here on this post telling me you LIKED my blog.

#3 - FOLLOW OldFolksandMe on Twitter (new and old followers are welcome to enter!) and leave a comment here on this post telling me you FOLLOW my blog.

#4 - SUBSCRIBE via email  to this blog and make sure to verify your subscription at your email account to be valid. (new and old subscribers are welcome to enter!) and leave a comment here on this post telling me you VERIFIED YOUR SUBSCRIPTION to my blog.

#5 - SHARE this Giveaway with Others! and leave a comment here or the link where you've shared our giveaway letting me know.

Open to US Residence.

The giveaway ends on February 10th at 11:59 pm EST. The winners will be selected by random.org from all the entries verified from each comment or link. The winners will be notified by email and will have 48 hours to reply back with their shipping address information before a new winner is selected. One entrant per IP address and person. IMPORTANT: Please leave your email address so we have a way to contact you if you win. 

Good luck,

Selena Brown

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The Heartbeat of Love - written by Selena Brown

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The Heartbeat of Love

*written by Selena Brown

My eyes look into the distance 
at the blackened figure, protected by the Sun.

It has no urgency or intention to harm
it reaches for me and I become lost in its charm.

Tested by the power of its innocence and passion
makes me reach back with no real understanding that it's near.

I confuse my palpating organ as I continue to reach for the blackened figure
walking with strength and power of a new day towards me.

It wants me and only me and nothing can stop it from penetrating my body
which loses rest so often during the night
I breathe, the breath of renewal. I breathe.

It reaches me and stands before me in a protected cocoon, made by the Sun.
It knows my name, my intention, and mostly how to satisfy my deeply-enriched desires.

I feel us become one and with one touch, we become engulped in endless passion,
passion that no one can experience, but us.

We are one and with one touch we made love in the Sun.
The Heartbeat of Love.

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Author Note: 
poem written by Selena Brown
*do not use without prior written consent


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How to Write Love Poetry for Seniors

How to Write Love Poetry for Seniors

I absolutely love writing about things that touch and inspire me, hoping that they will enrich someone in the process. So, I've decided to help some of you lovers out there who are thinking about writing a love letter filled with love poetry for your particular senior sweetheart the Valentine's Day! I ran across a great article posted by an eHow Contributor with some great pointers on how to write love poetry for seniors. Enjoy!

Senior citizens have a unique perspective on life, having lived through decades of change. Seniors who have been married for many years will appreciate poetry that reflects love through the decades. Newly paired senior citizens may appreciate love poetry that reflects their special beginnings.

Read more: How to Write Love Poetry for Seniors | eHow.com

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Cupid's Love

Cupid's Love

Have you ever experienced Cupid's Love?

Well, if you're old enough and seen enough, you probably have. I ran across this wonderful video giving a tribute to Cupid and thought it is about that time to share before I announce my upcoming Valentine Giveaway! Enjoy and keep your eyes peeled for all of the lovely news coming February 1st!





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Movie Date for Senior Couples and 'Something's Gotta Give'

Movie Date for Senior Couples and 'Something's Gotta Give'

It's absolutely nothing wrong with making your Friday, Saturday, or any night of the week a simple movie night with your new senior lover. Sometimes it can be the best and most intimate time you two can share and get to know each other outside of all the noise. Personally, I would rather stay home and watch a good movie like the one I am recommending to all my senior couples who are just wanting to kick back with each other to share a nice movie.

If you are looking for a great movie that will make you laugh, feel sexy, rejuvenated, and even cry a little, then you two need to get a copy of 'Something's Gotta Give' with Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton. I've seen this movie probably a dozen times now because it's just that good. Jack Nicholson plays the playboy with a libido much younger than his years and he preys on younger women rather than the women in his age range. However, something happens to him when he meets the mother of the younger woman he is interested in, which is played by the fabulous Diane Keaton, who is a divorced playwright. [You have to just watch and find out for yourself]

This movie will keep you laughing and rethinking all of the stereotypes of old age and hopefully by the end, you and your partner or date, will have enjoyed it so much that you two will be on your way to a second date!

Make sure to share how everything turns out with a little comment. Or, if you've seen this movie, what did you think about it?


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Create Joy in Your Life To Make Room For Love

Create Joy in Your Life To Make Room For Love

Sometimes it's easier said than done to create the joy we all need in our lives. We have to deal with the external struggles of life and then with some of us, it becomes a struggle just to accept the attacks that linger over our bodies with age. However, love still makes its presence known by the people, pets, or simple dreams that we may have from day to day. Although this love is there, how do we truly tap into it? How do we become transparent enough to accept it?

As we continue to embark on our journey into love, I thought it would be wise to help each other find and create the joy in our own lives to make room for love. As you read this, you may be wanting love, but do not understand how to create it and have it manifest into your life. Well, it begins with you creating joy in your life and when you are happy and content where you are, then you are creating a huge space for love to enter and remain. Do you ever wonder why you seem to receive the things you always wanted or hoped for when you least expected them? This is because during the times when you were busy doing what brings you joy, you were more receptive and available to change and better yet, a transformation.

Love is available to all of us at any age of life, whether it be at first sight or the second or third. However, it's up to you and me to make the room for it to stay permanently.

I saw this video and thought it was very inspirational and wise to share with you. Enjoy with love, -Selena




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Marriage the Second Time Around

If you are wondering if marriage the second time around is for you, then you just have to watch this video segment. It will help any senior citizen, widow, or widower have firsthand pointers on how to go about this goal in the right way and help them to avoid all of the outside distractions.

We all deserve to be loved and it doesn't matter what age you are as pointed out by this amazing couple who had the fortunate opportunity of marriage the second time around.

Leave us your thoughts, we would love to hear them. Have a lovely day!





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Our Journey Into Love: The First Date

Love can be mysterious. It can be kind, but when it is shared with the right one, it is forever becoming.


Valentine's Day is soon approaching on February 14th and it is so nice to share love stories of how seniors met and how they have learned to keep the love alive in their marriages and simple relationships. Maybe this journey will teach the rest of us how to believe in the possibility of love or create a stronger bond in the relationships we are currently apart of.

To begin our adventure into this mysterious thing called love, I thought we should see how a first date looks from a senior citizen's perspective. Enjoy and tell me what you think? 

• Does it look any different from your very first date? If so, how?
• Do you still believe in love?
• Do you believe that love can last forever? stand the test of time?

With Love,

Selena Brown

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