My family and I just returned from nearly a week in magnificent Paris, on a skip generation vacation with myself and young adult grandchildren. Parents left home. Bertrand D’Aleman of My Private Paris was and is our private guide who, with charm, skill, and an enthusiastic entertaining style, can also maximize your time in and enjoyment of Paris, a very large and very crowded city. Ten years ago, we took our then thirteen year grandson to tour Paris with Bertrand for the f

I have just returned from a memoir writing workshop retreat, called “Write By the Lake,” at Lake Atitlan, Guatemala, with Joyce Maynard. A long (we never say old) dear friend, Valerie, went exactly one year ago and told me to immediately sign up. I did. As I learned at the retreat, I am making a list of the words that describe the experiences of spending a week in rural and rugged Guatemala at Lake Atitlan and with Joyce Maynard, surrounded by thirty- four varieties of bird

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This Grandma’s favorite tip about hugs is that you should never be the first to let go when you are hugging your grandchild. I learned...

There are so many idea articles for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, so this Grandma tried to think of a few new ideas for 2025. Of...