A grandmother's blog on life
Just too few years ago, our younger daughter re-introduced us to a high school friend with whom she reconnected. As we of long years know, intervening years melt away when we reconnect with an old friend from our “prior lives.” It is so fortunate that she is now part of our family’s life for more … [Continue reading]
The last two years, this Grandma’s New Year’s posts have been heavy and emotionally taxing. See post, 2018 New Year’s Resolutions Focusing on Feelings That Span A Lifetime Will Bring Us … [Continue reading]
This is what my dearest longest (we never say oldest) friend, a lifetime resident of New York City, taught me of secrets of the New York lifestyle … [Continue reading]
Remember the scary clown phase where kids and adults alike were terrified? Every time my daughters and I look at The Sunshine Symphony by Neurosmith … [Continue reading]
This Grandma made an annual appointment for the gynecologist. I received a call from the office right before the appointment. They cancelled my … [Continue reading]
This Grandma found the Oppenheimer Toy Awards years ago. The website, a few years ago, was redesigned and hard to navigate. Looking for toys for the … [Continue reading]
Everything with the two newest baby grandchildren is about organic. Of course, organic clothing is the new rage and there are new organic brands this … [Continue reading]
This Grandma has found that we Boomers are beyond the average age of most standard medical studies. It is about time that age 50 was not the upper … [Continue reading]
Since the synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, there has been public discussion as to whether the shooting was really against being religious. It seems … [Continue reading]
It has been happening to Jews for many thousands of years. It has touched our family and we Jews, collectively and of my family, can never forget. To … [Continue reading]
Spending a month in Manhattan’s Upper East Side, I was surprised to see so many strollers and so few tourists. This is clearly New York family … [Continue reading]
A long (we never say old) dear friend called for advice about toys for her grandson and the third child in a family. It is always a challenge to … [Continue reading]
We Boomers are downsizing, or so I hear in the news and media. Moreover, articles and advice columns about how our adult children do not want our … [Continue reading]
When this Grandma was an elementary school teacher, I always made a deal with the teacher next door. I could not stand vomit or blood, so I asked if … [Continue reading]
This Grandma loves all of the top ten lists for baby names each year and Parents Magazine recently released theirs. I love reading the new trends for … [Continue reading]
If you have not heard of Silver Sneakers, join the club. You will want to join the Silver Sneakers club, as I did, when I heard about it. I was … [Continue reading]
The parents of our younger grandchildren watch “Big Brother.” We know. It seems to always be on when we visit. They tell us they like seeing the … [Continue reading]
When this Grandma’s children, now in their forties, were babies, cereal was the first food to introduce to the baby, and after a few weeks or a month … [Continue reading]
“Life is making choices and living with the consequences of the choices we make.” In Boomers’ parents’ age, that saying meant once you married, you … [Continue reading]
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