Adela Crandell Durkee would choose her mother over any other. Read more from Adela on her blog, The Black Tortoise. One time Mom asked me who I would want for a mother if I didn’t have her. Right off I said my best friend Connie’s mother, then I stopped and thought about it a minute. …
Miriam Hendeles’ memories of her grandmother, filled with warmth and life lessons, have influenced how she is a grandmother all these years later. Read more from Miriam on her blog, Bubby’s Joys & Oys. When I was a little girl, both my grandmothers lived close to our home. We’d spend lots of time with them …
“Hiyuuuuuhhh! What can I get for yoooouuuuu?” Now. Say that in a really high pitched up-talk tone. Like you’re Miss Barbara and this is Romper Room. Because that’s what our waitress sounded like the other night at when she addressed every family member – 7 years to 51 – during the entire experience, from drink …
Someone once said, we all have friends for “ a reason, a season or a lifetime.” Once you’ve reached the age of 50, and especially if you have surpassed it, this concept makes a lot of sense. Having the right friends, at the right time, is important. I’m proud to say I have friendships that …
This is my favorite time to post for two reasons. I don’t have to apologize for being preachy because you can’t write a “what I learned” post without being preachy. And, after a year of paying attention to people – the things they say and don’t say, the ways they are treated and how they treat …
