Last night, while babysitting for Audrey’s 4 boys, I got a great big slice of philosophical advice from her 3-year old, Alex.
I was helping him get into his pajamas when he reminded me that he needed new, clean underwear. I knew that meant another trip upstairs with these old bones of mine, [...]

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I spent a few days with Audrey while her husband was out of town. All I can say is… thank God I have thick skin. Or, at least, “pretty lines.” I’m thinking that I must get William (just turned 4) and Alexander (just turned 3) together for a little tutorial in [...]

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This morning, my grandsons William and Alexander asked me to color with them.
Easy? Probably. If you’re not old. vieja. vieille.  Like me.
The boys each had a coloring book with a fall theme. Pumpkins. Leaves. Rakes and the like. I picked up one bright crayon and said, “I think I’ll [...]

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My husband Barry is kind, loving, attentive, generous and all around wonderful.
As a Dad, multiply all of this by, well, a zillion. As a Grandpa, there is no number or word big or beautiful enough to describe his love. BUT (isn’t there always a BUT when it comes to kids?)… there seems always [...]

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I’ve had a poignant and poetic blog post floating around in my head for a few days now. It is by Crooked Eyebrow. It speaks of dancing leaves, winds that howl, a tree… and apple pies. This post speaks to many. And it speaks to me in a way that is almost [...]

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Ugly ducklings. Proms and formal dances. Boyfriends. Heartbreak.
Why do these things always go hand-in-hand? And why do we always seem to have photographs to remind us?
Miss Britt the Magnificent (because she is) had to go and write a couple of moving posts that got me thinking about these oftentimes painful reminisces [...]

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Visiting some of my favorite blogging friends last evening, I happened upon one blog post in particular that stuck with me all night and into today. It was by Amy at Permission to Peruse… and it was about a parent-teacher conference concerning her daughter, a kindergartner. The conference went well. Nothing out [...]

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Today is the first day I’ve had to wear a winter jacket here in New England. My jackets and coats are all stored very nicely in a closet in my downstairs hallway… a little closet carved out beneath my front staircase. I also have scarves and mittens and gloves and hats and [...]

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I am not one to openly criticize behavioral management and/or disciplinary skills of parents. I am a parent to 4 grown children and a grandparent to 9 grandchildren. I have my opinions. (Lord, do I have my opinions.) But that is neither here nor there for this discussion.
Nay. This discussion involves [...]

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As a kid, what did you ask Santa to bring you?
I live in a very old New England home with lots of nooks and crannies. And the nooks and crannies are what make my home like Disney World to my grandchildren. There’s always something to discover.
Take my laundry area, for example. On [...]

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