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Collage For Mother’s Day 2016 for Grandma To Make With Grandchildren
This Grandma loves to read the New York Times real estate section. I have done so for most of my adult life. One of my favorite...
May 5, 20162 min read
Hot Dogs Do Deserve Their Own National Day of Celebration
Hot dogs happen to rank among this Grandma’s favorite food. As a freshman in college in Boston, a bunch of us got an urge for a Nathan’s...
Sep 4, 20153 min read
The Best of San Francisco With Grandchildren and Books to Enjoy About the City
There are many websites with tips on where to take children in San Francisco. All agree that San Francisco is a top travel destination...
Jul 12, 20159 min read
Grandma’s Meaning of Old and Cold and Researching Slowing Time Leads to a Future Goal
An arctic blast has covered most of the U.S. Every state is cold. Being the Grandma in South Florida, just under sixty degrees means...
Dec 27, 20145 min read
Is Retiring in Place “Finding the Sweet Spot in Deciding Where to Retire”?
The article printed June 14, 2014 in the New York Times, “Finding the Sweet Spot in Deciding Where to Retire,” by Kerry Hannon, rehashed...
Jul 6, 20143 min read
Will I Ever Be a Grandma?
A friend recently lamented that her late thirty something child had not yet met a permanent mate. She worries, “Will I ever be a...
Mar 13, 20142 min read
Grandma Says Buy a Doll for Your Grandson in 2014
In 2013, men could not win. The same day, December 28, 2013, the Miami Herald had two articles about men, both about gender issues. The...
Jan 5, 20144 min read
Promoting Coding Grandchildren
Sometimes, this Grandma thinks that technology is moving faster than our society can keep up. Most of the time, I am surprised at the...
Dec 16, 20135 min read
A Modern Day College Educated Nanny
This Grandma finds that the parents of my grandchildren, and many of the children of the grandmas she knows, fit the profile of the...
Oct 17, 20133 min read
Sippy Cup Culture
Everything these days is a “culture,” an indispensable part of life. So in the “Who Made That?” innovation column in the New York...
Sep 5, 20132 min read
Grandma’s View on “Opting-Out” and Returning to the Workforce
Ten years ago, Lisa Belkin, an author for the New York Times, wrote an article on the “opt-out revolution” about the women who left their...
Sep 3, 20133 min read
Grandma’s View on When the Expense of Parenting Ends
When our youngest left for college, Grandpa and this Grandma immediately sold the family home, to the dismay of the children, and moved...
Sep 1, 20134 min read
Does Anyone With Children Have It All?
“Having it All: Tired of What. . . .” is the title of an article by Rachel Bersche, in the New York Times Magazine, Sunday, July 14,...
Aug 16, 20136 min read
Grandma Says Join Fan Clubs
As a teenager, this Grandma did NOT join fan clubs. After all, I wanted to be grown up and date college boys while in high school. ...
Jul 25, 20133 min read
Grandma’s List of Five Best and Five Worst New Baby Gifts
After four grandchildren and many baby gifts, this Grandma has listened to her daughters rave and complain about baby gifts. Of course,...
May 17, 20135 min read
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