The Tao of Grandparenting
Musings I’m in the Seattle-Tacoma Airport waiting for a plane that has been delayed six hours out of Houston, and I’m thinking about grandparenting. Or more accurately, I am thinking about the ways that one generation overlaps into the next and how...Farmers Market Season
July’s Bounty I love July. I walk to my local farmer’s market almost every Saturday morning. Starting about the 4th of July, however, the vegetable stands are literally spilling over with an amazing variety of green and yellow and purple and red...
Grandparents Caring for Grandchildren
Some of the grandparents I know live with their children and grandchildren. Others have grandchildren living in their homes, sometimes with one or both parents, others without. In fact, nearly four million American children, and 1.5 million grandparents, live in...
Publishing Opportunity for Boomer Grandparents
Jet Lag When I first returned from Greece, I fell into the abyss that is jet lag. It lasted for nearly a week. Then it morphed into an extended period of lethargy that I couldn’t explain or shake. While we were in Greece, writer Laura Davis led three-hour...Erma Bombeck on Grandparents
Father’s Day Sorry I missed Mother’s Day, everyone – I was boarding a plane to Greece. However, today being Father’s Day, I thought I would commemorate both grandparents, especially since one of my favorite people delivered today’s topic...
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