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Jun 30, 20243 min read
Copy of Zoom Face is A Real Thing And Affects More Than We Realize, Which May Include When To Have the COVID
Going on our third year into pandemic life, we’re all still adjusting mentally and physically to this abnormal state. Many of us feel the...
Feb 11, 20244 min read
In the Midst of Worldwide Jewish Tsuris (Troubles), This Jewish Grandmother Adheres to Extinguishing the Darkness By Focusing on Light and Moral Clarity
It is not without irony that 2024 has brought us Jews worldwide tsuris (the Yiddish word for troubles), and also upheaval for the rest of...
Nov 6, 20225 min read
Sneakerheads, Hypebeasts, and Other Groups Are New to Boomers But AntiSemitism is the Oldest Prejudice That Has Now Again Infiltrated Our American Culture
You know you are longer (we never say older) when some words your eleven year old grandson introduces you to and tries to explain are the...
Oct 16, 20223 min read
Fast and Easy Halloween Cookies and Special Treats for 2022, Halloween Treats for Babies, Healthy,
After looking at literally dozens of articles on Halloween cookies and treats of all kinds, this Grandma has curated those fast and easy...
Dec 4, 20213 min read
Long Distance Grandma Thinks Creatively When Celebrating the Holidays with the Top Four Tips for Making Holidays Joyful
Since the birth of the oldest grandchild, this Grandma realized that celebration of holidays was going to be a challenge being a long...
Oct 24, 20214 min read
Take the Spookiness Out of Halloween 2021 with A Celebration of National Cookie Month
Halloween was and is always special to this Grandma. It enabled me, as a long distance grandma, to help select and buy Halloween costumes...
Aug 8, 20213 min read
The Five Most Important Reasons Why and When NOT To Put Wedding and Family Photographs Away When The
In the May 18, 2021, Washington Pos t, Ms. Manners answered the following question at the end of her advice column: “Dear Miss Manners:...
Feb 19, 20204 min read
Blue Colors Are So Different To Learn and Paint with Grandchildren and A Special Blue is Pantone’s C
Every year this Grandma loves learning about the Pantone choice of “Color of the Year.” This year, Pantone’s newly created blue, called...
Apr 19, 20195 min read
The Hidden Danger of High School Reunions and Why You Should Beware
The hidden danger of high school reunions is not what you would initially think. When I served on the family court bench, I was surprised...
Feb 27, 20193 min read
How the 2019 Color of the Year and A Daily Dose of Dark Chocolate Are Connected
Each year, this Grandma looks forward to some annually repeated news releases that some might think are trivial. I love the information...
Jul 10, 20183 min read
Fourth of July is Over, So Why Should We Care For July 4th 2019 What Was Wrought in 2018?
This Grandma, a naturalized citizen, is very patriotic. Yes, the red, white and blue of July 4th are very important. Only PopPop and I...
Jan 5, 20189 min read
2018 New Year’s Resolutions Focusing on Feelings That Span A Lifetime Will Bring Us Joy
For New Years 2017, this Grandma wrote “2017 New Year’s Resolutions Focusing on Feelings That Span A Lifetime Will Bring Us Joy.” When I...
Oct 7, 20164 min read
Halloween 2016: Continuing Rituals and Traditions and New Rages
One of this Grandma’s mantras is to create rituals and traditions with grandchildren because that is what they will remember from their...
Jun 28, 20162 min read
July Fourth Celebration For Grandchildren
It is not a mistake that this post is called July Fourth celebration FOR Grandchildren rather than WITH grandchildren. Summers are times...
Oct 20, 20154 min read
Grandma as the Storyteller and the Importance of Rituals and Traditions for Our Grandchildren
This Grandma just had the privilege of visiting Canyon Ranch in Tucson. On the way to their Health and Healing Center, I came upon a...
Apr 26, 20152 min read
This Boomer Grandma Celebrates Middle Age in Her Sixties
This Boomer Grandma always knew what the new studies are showing. We Boomers are NOT our parents’ generation. We exercise more. We...
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