LEGACY – An archeological dig through family keepsakes BY JERRY WITKOWSKY After much deliberation and at my daughter’s generous invitation, I’ve made my temporary “pandemic move” to LA permanent. My
Life is Messy! BY LINDA K. STROH, PH.D. Many of us grow up with the illusion that if we work hard, are smart enough, are kind enough, everything will eventually
Help Wanted! BY CRISTINA FERRARI-LOGAN It’s 5:00 a.m. on Sunday and the phone is ringing. Reaching blindly across the nightstand, I manage to knock over half a glass of pomegranate
By Kathy O’Rourke My husband and I are recently retired. Over the past few years we have spent quite a bit of time babysitting our “grands” for overnights of varying
9-11 – Grieving In The Wake of Terrorism By Richard J. Anthony, Sr. September 11 is my birthday. Until September 11, 2001, it had been a non-event. Nothing special. Business
By Grandpa Bob Niles “Grandpa your fingers are so cold” squeals his two year old granddaughter. “Hang on tight! I don’t want to let you go.” He laughed, as she
By Linda Robertson, AKA, Grammy I knew my daughter was pregnant before she told me in person on Thanksgiving, 2006. In recent weeks, we had shared numerous phone calls
How I Taught My Grandkids the Fine Art of Gift-Giving | By Polly Tafrate For years, Christmas morning was always the same: my grandchildren’s frenzied opening of their presents,
National Survey Reveals Grandparents Don’t Want the Day to Go Unnoticed (Editor’s Note: Our friends at Orchard Brands just did a survey about National Grandparents Day that we were sure
As a 21st century grandma, you’re nothing like your own grandmas, who probably smelled of lavender and Ivory soap and kept a cloth handkerchief tucked up their sleeve. They darned
A Grandmother’s Adventure: Isis, Kirk, Spock and Me As I walked to the steps and began to go up, I paused. I was not sure what to expect. Hopefully
By Teri Harrison, It was 1989 and my mother had just become a grandmother. She was so excited, delighted and over the moon, I made the offhand comment she should
By Maryanne Curran What’s in a name? As far as my grandmother was concerned, names didn’t mean much. Many different people called her many different names. But the one name
GRAND MEMORIES AND MOMENTS By Alice Muschany “It’s the things you learn after you know it all that count.” — John Wooden Our grown kids threw a party when
Grandchildren are the icing on the cake any time of the year, but they provide that extra special zing during the holidays. They make the turkey a little juicier, the
By: Charlie Palmer AKA – Paw Paw As I’ve aged, I’ve become kinder to myself, and less critical of myself. I’ve become my own friend. I have seen too many
By Susan M. Tiberghien In my mother’s recipe box is a well-fingered card spattered with sugar and love. It is titled “Gaga’s Christmas Stollen.” Gaga was my mother’s mother. At
By: Karla Sullivan My grandfather’s whitewashed farmhouse was located in small town, central Illinois framed by an ever-changing horizon and guarded by cornstalks. Each had grown tall with gangling arms,
Now that your grandchildren are back in school—much to the rejoicing of their parents—it’s time to ponder everything you soaked up this summer under the kids’ expert tutelage. Like how
By Jack Levine Sunday, September 9th is Grandparents Day, specifically dedicated to give well-deserved honor to that stage of life when perspective is so valuable because of the treasury of