This Grandma has a dear long (we never say old) friend who must have been a medicine woman in another life.Whenever I or a member of our family has any medical related issue, big or small, I go to her. Invariably, she has a solution or recommendation that is helpful, or at least a direction as to … [Continue reading]
Two Best Moisturizers That Take Care Of This Grandma’s Wrinkly Crepey Thighs, Skin and Neck Beautifully
April 11, 2021 By Leave a Comment
After A Year of Living With the Pandemic, We Vaccinated Grandparents Share the Joy of Hugging Grandchildren
April 1, 2021 By Leave a Comment
We grandparents have made it. We have lived through a year of the pandemic, COVID-19. We have been in isolation, one of worst parts of which has been the deprivation of being able to hug our grandchildren. This has been such a difficult year for everyone, but at our stage of life, loss of … [Continue reading]
Dr. Fauci Has Spoken: We Will Possibly Be Wearing Masks in 2022 and These are the Best New Masks, Including for Children, and Real N95 and KN95 Masks
March 17, 2021 By Leave a Comment
February 22, 2021, Dr. Anthony Fauci was interviewed on CNN and said “that it's "possible" Americans will still need to wear masks in 2022 to protect … [Continue reading]
To Have the Most Access to and the Best Relationship with Your Grandchildren, Always Go First to the Parent of Your Grandchildren Who is Your Child About Any Issue
March 7, 2021 By Leave a Comment
I initially wrote this blog post a few years ago, long before the word “pandemic” was in our everyday vocabulary and has taken over our lives. It has … [Continue reading]
Weekly Zoom With the Family Is A Positive Benefit of the Pandemic
February 26, 2021 By Leave a Comment
GG (Great Grandmother) Lee is 97 years old. We got her an IPad years ago as a birthday present and she is pretty proficient. Since the start of the … [Continue reading]
Resilience in Ourselves and Our Grandchildren has Taken On Greater Meaning During the Pandemic
February 14, 2021 By Leave a Comment
In 2014. I first wrote about building resilience in children and how we grandparents could be of assistance. Pandemics were not on my radar. We now … [Continue reading]
Documenting Baby’s Growth Month By Month During the First Year
February 7, 2021 By Leave a Comment
This Grandma loves receiving monthly pictures of grandma friends’ babies documenting their growth so much so that this is my third blog post with tips … [Continue reading]
Grandma’s List of Five Best and Five Worst Toddler Toys and Gifts
January 23, 2021 By Leave a Comment
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]
Grandma’s List of Five Best and Five Worst New Baby Gifts
January 17, 2021 By Leave a Comment
After six grandchildren and many baby gifts, this Grandma has listened to her daughters rave and complain about baby gifts. Of course, when we give a … [Continue reading]
Emily in Paris is the 2021 Best Bad TV to Watch and Maybe Share With Grandchildren
January 9, 2021 By Leave a Comment
I receive Netflix and HBO Max suggestions from friends on a daily basis during this pandemic. We grandparents are one generation older than our … [Continue reading]
Memorializing Family Rituals and Traditions in the New Year 2021
January 1, 2021 By Leave a Comment
When I wrote previous New Year’s blog posts I thought those transitions were difficult. See blog post, Memorializing Family Rituals and Traditions in … [Continue reading]
School Mask Breaks And Other 2020 COVID-19 Experiences Our Grandchildren Should Preserve For Their Children and Grandchildren, Sample Questions for Videotaping Them and How To Do It
December 25, 2020 By Leave a Comment
During the COVID-19 coronavirus lock down period in March and April, 2020, I interviewed our older grandchildren, two aged 13 and one aged 16. We … [Continue reading]
Great Grandmother’s Famous Butter Cookies and the Best 2020 Homemade Christmas, Chanukah, and Specialty Disney and U.S. States Cookies For Games To Play and Times to Share, With the Best Ways to Mail Cookies To Grandchildren
December 18, 2020 By Leave a Comment
GG (Great Grandmother) Frieda, my mother, was a great cook and an even greater baker. Our home was overflowing with food and sweets as our parents … [Continue reading]
Having The Best Selection of 2020 Holiday Gifts in One Article For Anyone in the World is the Best Resource for 2021 Gifts, Especially For Grandchildren
December 10, 2020 By Leave a Comment
This Grandma, for this blog, keeps folders of different topics on my Ipad. Whenever I read something I want to keep, I put it in a folder. I recently … [Continue reading]
The Best of the Best 2020 Christmas and Chanukah Gifts for Everyone and Especially Grandchildren in This Far From the Best Year for Celebration
December 3, 2020 By Leave a Comment
Thanksgiving 2020 took a toll. Not only could this Grandma not cook small enough for two, nothing tasted as good as when the entire family is … [Continue reading]
Our Holocaust Family History, Part II. My Mother, Holocaust Survivor
November 26, 2020 By Leave a Comment
My mother, born Feiga (“little bird” or Zipora in Hebrew) Jelen, for whom our granddaughter is named), rarely spoke of the Holocaust. When her first … [Continue reading]
We Americans Who Are All Immigrants to Our Country Created the Fabric Of Our Society, Wear or Carry or Wave the Red, White, and Blue, So How Can we Show Our Loyalty To America?
November 12, 2020 By Leave a Comment
The presidential election vote is in and shows that we are clearly divided as a nation. President-Elect Biden’s priority is for our country to take … [Continue reading]
The Difference in American Life due to COVID-19 Between March and April 2020 and November 2020: Pandemic Loss of Memories and Sharing Life Passage Events Brings Tears
November 5, 2020 By Leave a Comment
When the pandemic lockdown occurred March, 2020, I videotaped the three oldest grandchildren for them to save and look at their videos in ten years … [Continue reading]
