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:...
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Jul 31, 20217 min read
We Over Seventy Seven Million Boomers of which Seventy Million are Boomer Grandparents Have the Power And Ability To Fight The “Disinformation Dozen” As They Are A Life Threatening Danger To Our Grand
REMEMBER THESE TWELVE NAMES. 1.Joseph Mercola 2. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 3. Ty & Charlene Bollinger 4. Sherri Tenpenny 5. Rizza Islam 6....
Jul 22, 20215 min read
Winning the Battle But Losing the War By Failing to Follow Whatever New Parents’ Have As Their Rules
The headline on Fox News was: “Dad sends in-laws strict ‘guidelines’ for visiting newborn baby and it doesn’t go well” The author, Gerren...
Jun 24, 20213 min read
The Best Reason Our Grand babies Need More Sleep Than We Do: Chart of Sleep We Need By Age Group
This Grandma happened upon a great article on line, “How much sleep you need, depending on your age,” by Dana McMakin, May 14, 2021,...
Jun 20, 20213 min read
A Royal Becomes A Spokesperson On Menopause So Maybe The Discussion Will Take On The Importance It Should
Hush! Hush! Maybe no more. “Sophie, Countess of Wessex is lifting the shroud of silence that surrounds women’s health topics today.” “The...
Jun 13, 20214 min read
The Boomer’s Best Secret Weapon in America is Finally Being Appreciated and Respected
This Boomer Grandma has been hearing this for what seems like eons: Americans do not appreciate and sufficiently respect its elders....
Jun 6, 20212 min read
Father’s Day After the Pandemic Shutdown: Planning Get Togethers and More Gift Ideas
Last year, Father’s Day was like no other, and this Grandma acknowledged that with gifts appropriate to that experience. Father’s Day...
May 30, 20219 min read
Gray Divorce is not About What You Are Reading In the Media: Hear It From A Retired Family Court Judge
The media hoopla around the divorce of Bill and Melinda Gates is the impetus for this blog post and my sharing of my thoughts on “gray”...
May 8, 20212 min read
The One Major Impetus For Our Friends and relatives To Be Vaccinated Against COVID-19 As Soon As It Is Available To Them
There are risks to each of our choices as whether to vaccinate or not vaccinate for COVID-19. To think there are no risks is risky. We...
Apr 29, 20214 min read
Spring and Summer Dessert Pizza Recipes after Pizza for Breakfast
It is hard for this Grandma to realize that I have been sharing “grandma lessons” since September 2011, almost ten years. What is harder...
Apr 17, 20215 min read
We Grandparents Want to Share That The Best Time of Life Comes After a Lifetime of Living
During the pandemic PopPop records programs to watch and I keep a list of Netflix and Amazon programming, which we cannot prerecord. ...
Apr 11, 20215 min read
Two Best Moisturizers That Take Care Of This Grandma’s Wrinkly Crepey Thighs, Skin and Neck Beautiful
This Grandma has a dear long (we never say old) friend who must have been a medicine woman in another life.Whenever I or a member of our...
Mar 17, 20213 min read
Dr. Fauci Has Spoken: We Will Possibly Be Wearing Masks in 2022 and These are the Best New Masks, In
February 22, 2021, Dr. Anthony Fauci was interviewed on CNN and said “that it’s “possible” Americans will still need to wear masks in...
Mar 7, 20219 min read
To Have the Most Access to and the Best Relationship with Your Grandchildren, Always Go First to the Parent of Your Grandchildren Who is Your Child About Any Issue
I initially wrote this blog post a few years ago, long before the word “pandemic” was in our everyday vocabulary and has taken over our...
Feb 25, 20213 min read
Weekly Zoom With the Family Is A Positive Benefit of the Pandemic
GG (Great Grandmother) Lee is 97 years old. We got her an IPad years ago as a birthday present and she is pretty proficient. Since the...
Feb 14, 20215 min read
Resilience in Ourselves and Our Grandchildren has Taken On Greater Meaning During the Pandemic
In 2014. I first wrote about building resilience in children and how we grandparents could be of assistance. Pandemics were not on my...
Feb 7, 20211 min read
Documenting Baby’s Growth Month By Month During the First Year
This Grandma loves receiving monthly pictures of grandma friends’ babies documenting their growth so much so that this is my third blog...
Jan 31, 20212 min read
When Grandma Able To Hug Grandchildren Becomes Miraculous
COVID-19. This grandma is so over it. A year out of our ives now is life changing. For we know enough to know how much of living life we...
Jan 23, 20215 min read
Grandma’s List of Five Best and Five Worst Toddler Toys and Gifts
After six grandchildren and many toddler gifts, this Grandma has listened to her daughters and daughter-in-law rave and complain about...
Jan 9, 20212 min read
Emily in Paris is the 2021 Best Bad TV to Watch and Maybe Share With Grandchildren
I receive Netflix and HBO Max suggestions from friends on a daily basis during this pandemic. We grandparents are one generation older...
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