A grandmother's blog on life
We are living through history in the making and the generations that come after will never forget us. We are not only passively living through the time of COVID-19, each of us is affecting the trajectory of this coronavirus. During this self-induced media overload, I learned that our seasonal … [Continue reading]
July is National Ice Cream Month. That makes sense. July is the highlight month of the summer, with July 4th and summer vacations and celebrations. This year with COVID-19 is different, but one thing is the same, the summer is the time we most crave ice cream, cold and creamy. In a previous … [Continue reading]
My friends and I who are Boomers keep sharing that we cannot remember what day it is and what we did yesterday, much less last week or last month. We … [Continue reading]
This Grandma interviewed the three oldest grandchildren to preserve their memories about what life is like during the pandemic. The questions … [Continue reading]
A friend who is an outstanding writer shared an article she wrote for her local community newsletter and gave me permission to share it with you. We … [Continue reading]
Times are hard right now for all of us. There is a perfect song for this time,“Somewhere over the Rainbow” from Wizard of Oz. If you have not … [Continue reading]
With the corona virus pandemic, we do not want to leave the house, much less travel any distance. Yes, staying home is getting old. But, travel is now … [Continue reading]
After six grandchildren and many toddler gifts, this Grandma has listened to her daughters and daughter-in-law rave and complain about gifts and toys. … [Continue reading]
We are in the midst of once in a century and half century traumatic events. There are protests in the street after the murder of George Floyd in … [Continue reading]
Beginning around 2013, I read that the Russians first tried a social media campaign against vaccination in the United States as a test to see if they … [Continue reading]
Pandemic Pounds. That is what I call the extra weight I am carrying around due to a sweet tooth and being home all the time to overdo. Yes, we add … [Continue reading]
For the very first time in over seven decades, I decided that I would participate in an on line video group of second generation Holocaust survivors … [Continue reading]
It is May 2020, and we are in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, COVID-19. We Boomers have been self isolating or quarantining since the … [Continue reading]
So many jokes and cartoons and videos come to me during this coronavirus period. They bring comic relief to this time of the coronavirus pandemic … [Continue reading]
Never before have we had to be apart “social distancing” from our loved ones under the circumstances of a world-wide pandemic. Many of us, like this … [Continue reading]
Researching for this blog post, this Grandma came across the most interesting brand new potty. Yes, with two grandsons now over age two, this caught … [Continue reading]
During this time of the coronavirus pandemic, my dear friends and I reminisce about our childhoods and early adulthoods and the significant events … [Continue reading]
This Grandma tells the parents of our grandchildren that if they lament that a grandchild is behind in a skill or learning that the grandchild will … [Continue reading]
Until this date, March 24, 2020, the coronavirus outbreak, dangerous to us Boomers, has meant PopPop and I had to self quarantine, and we have already … [Continue reading]
This Grandma just got off the telephone with our oldest grandson, age 16, a junior in high school. It is March 16, 2020 at the end of the workday. He … [Continue reading]
As a completely obsessive and proud grandmother, I relish every warm, funny and outrageous moment I have with my family. Read more...