HARTFORD, Conn. – At the Hartford Bridge Club on a recent Friday, 80 players sat at tables concentrating on their hands.

I’m just glad I hadn’t poured the coffee when the frog dropped into my cup. I had just carried in the morning paper, appreciating that it seemed a bit heavier than usual, when I heard a distinct plop, and there was this frog, no more than an inch long, smack in the bottom of my cup. He had ridden the rolled up paper into the house and right into my cup. Sort of a Trojan Newspaper.

He’s an 84-year-old diabetic with one lung that doesn’t work.

Dear Savvy Senior: Where is the best place to find a senior-friendly home telephone with big buttons and amplified sound? My 78-year-old mother has a difficult time hearing over the phone anymore, and her vision isn’t so great either. What can you tell me? – Loud Talking Son

Archie flips through the pages of a National Geographic magazine, looking for photos that remind him of favorite faraway places.

For seven muffled years, Loris Kasner put off her doctor’s advice to get a hearing aid. Among the obstacles: The Tacoma woman was in her mid-50s and worried what people would think. Would they view the former hairdresser and Puyallup Fair employee as old? Less capable?

My black eye is nearly gone. It’s not even what you could call black any more – it’s more purple with a bit of yellow and rose, sort of like a Maui sunset.

Dear Savvy Senior: Can you recommend some good resources to help my wife and I create our living wills? We want to avoid any artificial life-support at the end of our life, but also would like to avoid a high-priced attorney to get them. What can you tell me? – Procrastinating Paul