by Marlene Bumgarner | Aug 15, 2016 | Aging, Child development, Community, Family, Health
Learning First Aid and CPR On a Laptop Well, I WAS going to share with you what I’ve learned about pre-prepped food boxes delivered to your front door, but that will have to wait for next time. Instead, I’m going to write about my first experience with...
by Marlene Bumgarner | Aug 8, 2016 | Aging, Cooking and Eating, Family, Grandparenting, Health
Chopping Vegetables A few weeks before she was due to give birth to her first child, one of my daughters invited me to her house to chop vegetables. I had been bugging her, asking what I could do to help, so I didn’t question her when she called; just showed up...
by Marlene Bumgarner | Feb 8, 2016 | Community, Family, Grandparenting, Health
The Birth of a New Grandchild Today I met my new granddaughter. I held her in my arms and looked into her wise little eyes. It was, as such rare events are, a magical experience, one that will stay with me for a very long time. But almost as magical was watching her...
by Marlene Bumgarner | Feb 1, 2016 | Aging, Community, Cooking and Eating, Health
Paradise I awakened this morning to blue sky and sunshine. By the time I had eaten breakfast and finished my coffee, the Adirondack chairs on my deck were steaming and the puddles left from two weeks of welcome rain had started to recede. After exercise class I read...
by Marlene Bumgarner | Jan 24, 2016 | Aging, Community, Family, Grandparenting, Health
Fear of Falling Last week I began telling my story about wanting to learn to ride a bike, and left readers wondering if I would ever actually get on one. It was now Monday, and the New Bike Riders class was scheduled to begin on Wednesday morning. At exercise class...
by Marlene Bumgarner | Jan 18, 2016 | Aging, Community, Family, Grandparenting, Health
Taking Stock “Consider how incredibly fortunate you are to be here in this moment. Then get going and make the very best out of that good fortune.” – Marc Chernoff The holidays are over. I’ve packed away the lights, tree ornaments and...