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Think Sooner Rather Than Later in Fulfilling Passions and Bucket Lists
This past Spring month or so has been a difficult one for deaths of those we know or of whom we know in their sixties, even fifties and...
Jun 23, 20162 min read


Five Reasons Why Boomers CAN Move “Old Old” Up to At Least Age Ninety
This Grandma listens to her elders. They have the wisdom and experience of long years. GG (Great Grandmother), my mother-in-law, now...
Apr 29, 20165 min read


Melanoma Awareness Month is a Great Time for Grandmas to Remind Everyone to Buy Protective Swim Clothing and Use Proper Sun Screen
May is Melanoma Awareness month. In Florida, we do not have to remind ourselves that the sun is strong, but we may have to remind those...
May 10, 20152 min read


Matisse and The Cut Outs and Grandchildren Projects
Grandpa and I went to the New York Museum of Modern Art, “Matisse, The Cut-Outs” Show. We learned all about his process and saw hundreds...
Feb 12, 20155 min read


The Red Tent is Fiction But the Consequences Are Real When Circumcision Benefits Outweigh the Risks
This Grandma read the book, “The Red Tent,” but does not remember it, other than the book being enthralling at the time. Now watching...
Dec 11, 20143 min read


Grandma’s Reflection on the Importance of Participating in Life Passage Events, even the Caretaking before the Death of a Parent
“On siblings who don’t help with an elderly parent’s care,” was the title of advice given by a reader of Carolyn Hax’s column while she...
Sep 7, 20144 min read


The Best Sunscreens for Grandchildren Recommended by the Best Dermatologist–Think Zinc Oxide and Titanium
This Grandma has had the same dermatologist for forty years. Gulp! It is hard to believe that I have used the same doctor for that many...
Sep 3, 20143 min read


Boomers and Health Care Moving Abroad
Long (we never say old) friends moved to Italy for a good deal of the year. This Grandma is not one to move abroad for long periods of...
Mar 27, 20145 min read


Nuts! Nuts! Nuts!
This Grandma did not know about nut allergies when her children were young. Now it seems that child nut allergies are rampant. A recent...
Mar 11, 20143 min read


”Big Fish” Big Broadway Message
Grandpa and I just returned from New York City and blitzing Broadway musicals. The musical, “Big Fish,” just opened in previews and we...
Sep 29, 20133 min read


Grandma Cancer Alert: Too Many Young Women and Young Mothers with Breast Cancer
Women have been educated to know risk factors for breast cancer. Here is information from the Young Survival Coalition, Young Women...
Feb 26, 20137 min read
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