This Grandma always checks whether I have written a previous blog post on a topic before I write a new post on a topic. I am always on a hunt to discover a great, easy recipe to make with grandchildren, so I am always on the lookout for these. It seems that I always have […]
Easy Nutella Pops Made With Three Ingredients To Make With Grandchildren, Beginning with Toddlers
September 23, 2023 By Leave a Comment
Dirt, Nuts, Bad Hygiene and Habits Such As Nail Biting and Thumb Sucking May Have A Benefit After All And Newest Technique to Try to Replace Those Behaviors
September 16, 2023 By Leave a Comment
Whenever a parent of a grandchild is worried about something the grandchild is or is not doing, such as sleeping through the night, or toilet training, this Grandma’s response is always, “well, he or she will be sleeping through the night when they walk down the aisle or he or she will be toilet trained […]
Pay Attention To Signs Of Pancreatic Cancer, Known and Common Risk and Symptoms, Lesser Known Symptoms and Risk Factors, Know the Best Treatment Available Where There is Also Promising News
September 10, 2023 By Leave a Comment
PopPop died five years and two months after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. It is not pure luck. It was hard work and ups and downs, but worth the roller coaster because it was more ups than downs, and we had the best care we could have possibly had. We shared life and love and […]
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
September 2, 2023 By Leave a Comment
I initially wrote this blog post a few years ago. One long (we never say old) dear friend has a new baby grandson who lives nearby with her son, his father, and her daughter-in-law, his mother. Dealing with a daughter-in-law, and even a son, especially who are new parents with their first child, is a […]
Maternity Clothing Then and Now, Its Future and More For Women, Being Created, Fostered, and Modeled by Rihana
August 19, 2023 By Leave a Comment
When I look at the photographs of the maternity clothing my mother wore when pregnant with me in 1946 and the maternity clothing I wore in 1973, they are embarrassingly similar. So, I decided to check Wikipedia about the history of maternity clothes. Although the complete history of maternity clothing on Wikipedia is interesting, I […]
The Most Significant Difference in Florida’s Evolution From “Early Bird” Comedian Fodder to Cool and Sophisticated “Happy Hour” As Mainstream Post COVID
August 4, 2023 By Leave a Comment
This Grandma becomes a fifty-year Florida resident this month. Half a century. Hard to believe. When I moved to what is now called the Greater Fort Lauderdale area, it was a sleepy and slow-moving southern county. In the 70s and 80s, we then young professional pioneer transplants followed the flood of retirees from the northeast […]
Reading and Writing Cursive May No Longer be Taught to Our Grandchildren: An Easy Three Step Process For Grandparents to Teach Grandchildren How to Create A Cursive Signature of Their Own
July 29, 2023 By Leave a Comment
When this Grandma was a child, I remember hearing about how some would mark their signature with an X because they could not read or write. Having a unique cursive signature was important when I was a child, and even in my adulthood. I went to my go to source, Wikipedia, for more information about […]
There is One Summer Pool and Beach Toy for 2013 That Is Addictive To Children Age Three and Up
July 23, 2023 By Leave a Comment
This Grandma looks for summer pool and beach toys every year, trying to find a true winner. The first place I look is the Oppenheimer Toy Awards, www.toyportfolio.com toys that are tested by children by age group, divided into award categories of Platinum (the best of the best of new products), Gold (next best new […]
When Does A Widow Take Off Her Wedding Band and How to Provide Support In the Grieving Process With Compassion
July 16, 2023 By Leave a Comment
My blog, www.grandmother-blog.com, has evolved over almost a dozen years, from just being about grandmothering, to grandparenting, to“parenting” adults, to sharing life tips as a Boomer, to preserving family recipes and memories (including our Holocaust family history), creating memories and rituals, gifts and toys for children of all ages, gifts for all holidays and events, […]
This Five Star Chocolate Dump Cake Wins The Best Dump Cake Award
July 2, 2023 By Leave a Comment
Blog.6.21.23.This Five Star Chocolate Dump Cake Wins The Best Dump Cake Award More than anything else,this Grandma loves chocolate of any kind, dark, milk white, and anything made with chocolate. This Grandma loves dump cake recipes, especially those made with chocolate. I think the “dump” definitely means easy. To bake with grandchildren, easy is the […]
Why Not to Use ChatGPT As Your Travel Agent and Why and How to Use Tripadvisor As Your Best Option to Find the Best at the Best Price, Including This Grandma’s Already Planned Itineraries for Couples, Family and Multigenerational Family Vacations Using Tripadvisor
June 25, 2023 By Leave a Comment
When I saw “How To Make A.I. Your Personal Shopper,” in the New York Times, Tuesday, June 20, 2023, I was excited that the author, Brian X. Chen, gave ways in which A.I. can help “make informed purchasing decisions quickly and efficiently.” He gave examples for product research and grocery shopping, and third, to my […]
With U.S. Births Held Flat, Can We Boomers Expect to Be Grandparents, How Do We Help to Become Grandparents, and the Ambivalence About It
June 17, 2023 By Leave a Comment
I distinctly remember exactly where I was when I first found out I was going to be a grandmother for the first time. I admit the exhilaration was greater than when I found out I was going to be a mother for the first time. After all, being a parent is all work. Being a […]
We Boomers are Asking The Wrong Generation If They Want Our Prized Possessions As We Do Our Spring Cleaning or Downsize
June 10, 2023 By Leave a Comment
We Boomers are downsizing, or so I continually hear in the news and media. Moreover, especially during spring cleaning time, articles and advice columns about how our adult children do not want our possessions abound. We are told to tell our adult children to pick just one item each, instead of asking them to divide […]
The Best Relationship Advice of Two Questions This Grandma Has Learned to Share With Grandchildren and Use With Grandchildren, and Everyone Else For That Matter
June 3, 2023 By Leave a Comment
QUESTION NUMBER ONE Do you want to be helped, heard or hugged? How many times has someone dear to us been upset and we mistake their desire of us at the time of their distress? I once read, and found it again, “10 Things Men Wish Women Would Know About The Way They Think,” by […]
Ten of the Best Creative and Useful Gifts From Grandparents For New Parents Up To Parents of Toddlers and Preschoolers
May 27, 2023 By Leave a Comment
This Grandma always says that when I was a mother it was really the dark ages, we knew little and had little access to information other than from Dr. Spock. Tools and gifts that are available today are so interesting, creative and useful. Here are some that new parents and parents of toddlers and preschoolers […]
You and Those You Love Playing Games With Will Be “Transformed” by Catan, an Award Winning Board Game Created By Klaus Teuber and Played Around the World
May 12, 2023 By Leave a Comment
Because it mentioned our family’s beloved board game, Catan, in the title, I immediately went to an article in the New York Times, April 7, 2023, “The Creator of Catan Transformed Games, and Then Us,” by Allan Yuhas, which is spot on for those of us Boomer grandparents of teenagers. Yes, you and those you […]
Learning How Far We Women Lawyers and Judges Have Come, What Can Propel Us Forward, and Where We May Go. Celebrating Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day at the 17th Judicial Circuit, Florida- “Broward’s Women Leaders, A Celebration of Women in the Legal Community”
May 6, 2023 By Leave a Comment
Women’s History Month, since 1987, is celebrated the entire month of March each year, a celebration of the contributions of strong women from the past and present, and of women’s contributions to history, culture and society. International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8 every year, a focal point in the movement for women’s progress […]
ChatGPT Wrote This Blog Post. Part II. How Can We Boomers and Grandparents Use ChatGPT for information and writing? Can Chat GPT be useful to Boomers and grandparents who want to share family history and preserve family memories?
April 22, 2023 By Leave a Comment
After reading The Wall Street Journal, Thursday, April 6, 2023, article about ChatGPT, “The Robots Have Finally Come For My Job,” by Greg Ip. and the Sunday New York Times article, by Alyson Krueger, March 23, 2023, “We Need to Talk, But First I’ll Consult a Chatbot,” about how regular folks are turning to A.I., […]
ChatGPT Wrote This Blog Post. Part One: What is ChatGPT and Why Do We Care? Can Chat GPT be useful to grandparents who want to share family history and preserve family memories?
April 13, 2023 By Leave a Comment
The Wall Street Journal, Thursday, April 6, 2023, had an article about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and ChatGPT that is scary for us grandparents, “The Robots Have Finally Come For My Job,” by Greg Ip. I am not worried about our jobs, because, thank goodness, for most of us that is behind us, but it may […]
