As a child of Holocaust survivors, I feel that my unique background and upbringing has been a blessing and a curse, probably like most of us who have felt different and with a higher sensitivity to the world around us. My upbringing has made me the “Pollyanna,” which those who know me would agree, that […]
As A Child of Holocaust Survivors, I Am Worried That History Is Repeating Itself
August 15, 2018 By Leave a Comment
Before You or Your Loved Ones Travel Outside the United States this Summer Or Anytime Take These Four STEPs First
July 26, 2018 By Leave a Comment
Grandpa, our oldest grandson, and I were walking with our guide, Bertrand, down a main Paris thoroughfare toward the Rodin Museum when all three of our I phones beeped an alert from the U.S. government. I was surprised that Bertrand’s phone did not also beep, but I only included his cell phone number in our […]
Giving You Easy Ways to Use Certain Classical Music Which Listened to in the Background For Twenty Minutes A Day Focuses and Strengthens the Brain Of All Ages from Birth to Death
July 13, 2018 By Leave a Comment
We Grandmas want to make things easy for our families and loved ones. When I read that research suggests that the soundtrack to your child’s learning and homework should comprise a specific list of 21 musical compositions, proven to change the electromagnetic frequency of brain waves for optimal focus, I am on it. I am […]
Fourth of July is Over, So Why Should We Care For July 4th 2019 What Was Wrought in 2018?
July 10, 2018 By Leave a Comment
This Grandma, a naturalized citizen, is very patriotic. Yes, the red, white and blue of July 4th are very important. Only PopPop and I shared holiday dinner, but dessert was of the right colors, of course, blueberries, strawberries, vanilla ice cream and whipped cream. Every year a neighbor puts on a fireworks show that is […]
It Is Worth Taking the Time To Opt Out For Privacy on Google, Email Accounts, Amazon, and Internet Advertising From This Grandma Who Did It By Herself
July 4, 2018 By Leave a Comment
This Grandma watches the Today Show and Rossen Reports is a favorite segment. With the European Union cracking down on Facebook, and strengthening on line privacy rules, we are bombarded with emails asking us for permission to continue to sell our information. Rossen Reports does the opposite. Jeff Rossen is a hero. He gives us […]
Learning About Having #It All From Another Woman Who Has Had It All, But Not All At the Same Time
June 27, 2018 By Leave a Comment
Justice of the United States Supreme Court Ruth Bader Ginsburg has said she believes women can have it all, but perhaps not all at the same time. She has attained the rank of American Female Superstar, and with her admission of what she has accomplished and what she has overcome, she thankfully has exposed what […]
New Baby Clothing Made With Magnet Closures Make Middle of the Night Changes A Breeze
June 6, 2018 By Leave a Comment
Onesie footies are always the key for newborn and baby dress, although this grandma does love the gowns. Our daughter in law and son, with their first, discovered that the onesies with snap closures are a pain in the middle of the night, and anytime with a crying newborn. They love the zipper onesie footies. […]
Grateful for the Fathers In Our Lives This Father’s Day 2018 Seventy Years After the Holocaust
May 30, 2018 By Leave a Comment
As I thought about this Father’s Day 2018, the year’s traumatic and potentially fatal health circumstances clearly highlighted thoughts of gratitude for the fathers in our lives. What came to mind are two related sayings: You don’t know what you have until it is gone. Truth is, you knew what you had, you just thought […]
Why Boomers’ Lives May Depend On Paying attention To Oral Health and Periodontal Disease
May 16, 2018 By Leave a Comment
Here is a short true-false quiz: (persistent is defined as two weeks or more) If you have persistent bad breath it may be a sign of cancer. If you have periodontal disease, it may contribute to onset of cancer. You may teach your grandchildren that if they are taking a true-false test and do not […]
Senior Discounts Are No Joke and For the Best Senior Discounts You May Be “Carded” As You Were At Age Twenty One
May 8, 2018 By Leave a Comment
When all of our friends were turning 50, Grandpa and I gave two gifts. The first was a three year membership to AARP (now $43) because it would shock our friends that they could be a member of the American Association of Retired Persons at age 50. The second was a book, “Unbelievably Good Deals […]
Best 2018 Mother’s Day Gifts for Grandmothers and Great Grandmothers
May 1, 2018 By Leave a Comment
Each year this Grandma has tried to think of new and different Mother’s Day gifts that we grandmas might actually want to receive. Then I think back on the Mother’s Day gifts that continue to give me joy and they are already in previous posts! What I discovered this year was that the gifts that […]
Six Ways To Celebrate 2018 Earth Day and Earth Month With Grandchildren
April 20, 2018 By Leave a Comment
On April 22 each year since 1970, we celebrate Earth Day, a day to appreciate and be aware of our environment and the Earth. Earth Day has now expanded to include the entire month of April as Earth Month. In honor of Earth Day in 2016, as set forth on Wikipedia, “the landmark Paris Agreement […]
Be Aware and Beware of Little Known Adverse Consequences of DNA and Genetic Testing Before You Do Such and Before You Gift It to Loved Ones
April 17, 2018 By Leave a Comment
“23 and Me” ads are all over the television. So many people gifted this ancestry and their health genetic testing or other companies’ genetic testing to family and friends over the holidays. Be aware and beware of little known adverse consequences of genetic testing that go way beyond a “Dear Amy” column where a woman […]
Preserving Family History Leads To Much Less than Six Degrees of Separation with President Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Future Connecting With the Significant Past
April 8, 2018 By Leave a Comment
“Six Degrees of Separation” a play and movie of our Boomer generation, written by American playwright John Guare, opened on Broadway in 1990, and was then nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play, according to Wikipedia. It just finished a run as a revival on Broadway […]
Who Would Believe “Good Old Days” Would Be So Perfectly Described By a Thirty Four Year Old in Collaboration With a Thirty One Year Old
April 3, 2018 By Leave a Comment
Once our grandchildren began listening to pop music on the radio, and it was earlier than we realized, this Grandma convinced Grandpa that we too had to listen to pop. Since our eldest grandson is fourteen, we have been listening to pop for nearly six years. Occasionally, we go back to music of the sixties […]
Unique Modern Art Gifts For Baby and Older Grandchildren
March 30, 2018 By Leave a Comment
We grandmas are always looking for unique gifts for our grandchildren and unique decor for their rooms. I have written about books on artists, and have a special place in my heart for all things modern. See post, “Why and How to Introduce Art Masterpieces and Famous Artists to Grandchildren Through Children’s Books. Our home […]
Our Choice of Bread Defines Where We have Come From, Who We Are, and Sometimes Who We Aspire To Be
March 27, 2018 By 1 Comment
Our eleven year old granddaughter, visiting for spring break, asked for a sandwich. Ever the doting grandmother, I had purchased three different kinds of breads to have for her to choose from. I was not surprised with her selection, and with the ease of her making it. As I cut slices from the whole loaf […]
Teenagers are Like Two Year Old and We Must Remind the Parents of Our Grandchildren to Treat Them As Such
March 25, 2018 By 1 Comment
Oftentimes, in my twenty years as a family court judge, I found divorcing parents fighting over time with their teenagers. I was always confused. Why fight over time with children who want nothing to do with you, want to only be with their friends, have no judgment, no conscience, no fear, and need constant supervision? […]
Poop Should Not Be A Toy and We Grandparents Should Say Phooey to Poop Toys
March 20, 2018 By Leave a Comment
The article, “Toy Fair is Flush with Poo-inspired Games and Trinkets,” in the Washington Post February 24, 2018, by Mark Lennihan, has this Grandma shaking my head. Are we ready to run out to buy or click on Amazon to buy the following new poop toys introduced at the New York Toy Fair recently? *Flushin’ […]
Golden Retriever Buddies Movies Are Boomer Grandparents’ Best Home Movie Friends
March 16, 2018 By Leave a Comment
We are in an era where families are having movie nights and board game nights and that is fabulous bonding time. I find that I am competing to take grandchildren to movies that are appropriate for them, and there are few that I thoroughly enjoy as well. It was my grandchildren who introduced me to […]
