grandmother
October 14, 2009
- As Monday, Columbus Day, was a no-school day, I grabbed the opportunity to pick up my first-grade grandson Jakie from his suburban home and bring him to New York City for 24 hours. Until my daughter and her family moved away a year ago, Jakie would spend an afternoon with me every weekend, with an occasional midweek visit or a full weekend. Out list of activities was long, and he would choose ...
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May 14, 2009
- Being a grandmother is neat. Now I am watching my grandson, Landen, three days a week while my daughter-in-law works. At first I thought, "piece of cake," after all I raised my son. But how quickly we forget all of the work it takes to strap a nine-month-old in to the car seat, then set up the stroller, take him out and strap him into the stroller. Then back into the car seat, fold up ...
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April 23, 2009
- As I grow older, I am filled more and more with a sense of wonder. This week I visited the Los Angeles Planetarium, which I had not yet seen after its fairly recent renovation. The restored art work in the dome was, of course, fascinating in concept, but it is no Sistine Chapel in execution. What gripped me was the depiction of "The Big Sky" at the lower level. Although Pluto has been ...
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March 7, 2009
- Mrs. G. had been here a long time – long enough that the road she lived on bore her last name. Or, more accurately, that of her long dead husband. So she probably felt that she, not the fox, owned the place. But there he was again, just like the previous three mornings, wandering over her grass, not spooked at all when she tapped on the kitchen window. ...
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February 19, 2009
- I'm working on my next novel at Starbucks, sitting in a comfy chair, typing my manuscript as I sip my latte. Sharing the leather sofa across from me are three women, and I can't take my eyes off them. My best guess is that they're two middle-aged daughters sitting on either side of their elderly mother. They're speaking in a foreign language--a Middle Eastern language, I think, although I ...
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November 15, 2008
- OATMEAL BY CANDLELIGHT One of my granddaughters, three and three-fourths years of age, along with her dad and mom, came to visit the first weekend in October.For whatever reason, she and her older sister think that I make the best oatmeal in the world. I suspect it’s because they have been used to eating instant oatmeal. I make the five-minute version.My granddaughter’s mom was attending a ...
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November 13, 2008
- WHEN I WAS A KID - Seven Thanksgiving made a special impression on me when I was a kid. Two separate Thanksgiving experiences in my life were pivotal. Experiences that, in very important ways, changed me forever. THE THANKSGIVING POEMWhat I learned about school is important, and I finally learned it in fifth grade. It took me that long because, when I was a kid, I thought that adults were ...
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November 10, 2008
- Trying to think of a name for the main character of a story I'm writing has been the source of much amusement this week. To get a story onto paper quickly as part of NaNoWriMo 2008, I decided to write a tongue in cheek coming of age story which is based on my childhood. I used my own name to begin with but this week decided to change it. There is more than a little irony in this. With a name like ...
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July 9, 2008
- This is my first attempt at writing a blog. My good friend Darlene Arden keeps telling me that I have to learn to do this sort of stuff. I am old school and not into all of the new technology, so here it goes. Within the next month I will become a first-time grandmother. It reminds me of when my son was young. We adopted him and at the time the waiting list was two years long. It was like being ...
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June 23, 2008
- We can't look back from 40 years later with the clear view of distance because we haven't got there yet. Nevertheless, my book, Cryo Kid - Drawing a New Map (www.cryokid.com), takes an optimistic view of the family in a rapidly changing (and challenging) age where new social units are forming, where family values are expressing themselves in diverse ways. It is worrisome because we don't know ...
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