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 remembered their days of deprivation and starvation in the Holocaust. The smell of homemade baked goods was present, fresh challah and rolls, and all kinds of sweets. There were […]
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?
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 control of the coronavirus, COVID-19, to be able to safely open our economy and our schools. With President Trump contesting the results of the election, nearly fifty percent of our […]
Head Lice Hits Another Generation With Grandchildren And Not Only in Florida
The parents of this Grandma’s grandchildren were born in Florida. I never heard of head lice before until they started school in Florida. I thought head lice must be a Southern thing, hot climate and all. But no, a long (we never say old) grandma friend said her grandchildren who live up north came home […]
The Millennials Could Learn the Top Four Beauty Products From This Grandma To Keep Them Looking Young and Fabulous
This Grandma just could not understand Sephora and Ulta. My youngest daughter, in her late thirties, loves Ulta. She asks for gift cards to Ulta for holiday presents. I have gone there with her. I do not get it. I have gone to Sephora myself looking for my favorite beauty products. Neither store carries the […]
There is Now Proof that Our Children and Grandchildren Will Survive Parenting “Mistakes”
This Grandma likes to assuage all new parents’ fears and concerns. New parents worry about everything. I like to say, “There is no right way or wrong way. We all make mistakes. The children will survive their parents’ parenting mistakes.” This Grandma likes to assuage all new grandparents’ fears and concerns about the new parents’ […]
This Grandma Has Won the Lottery
December 17, 2013 was a big day in America. MegaMillions Lottery’s jackpot was $636 million. The odds of winning were 1 in 259 million. Not bad. There were two winners, one in California and one in Georgia. This Grandma lives in South Florida. This Grandma has won the lottery. Not MegaMillions. The lottery of life. […]