7 secrets of happy grandmas
/
Happy grandmas pace themselves when with the grandchildren, taking naps when the grandkids do, if...
PAGES TO PERUSE:
BLOG POSTS:
6 things I used to know how to do but no longer can
/
Practice indeed makes perfect. I quit practicing, though, thus quit being able to do a few things I once really enjoyed. These things.
Crochet. I learned to crochet a basic afghan when Jim and I first...
11 men I'd love to hug other than my husband
/As many of you know, about a year and a half ago I was called out of the audience at a national conference by none other than movie star Andy Garcia. He invited me to the front of the stage, in front of hundreds of conference attendees, so he could simply give me a hug. (If you missed that story—or just want to giggle about it again—you can read "On Andy Garcia and me" here.)
Now, when I met (and hugged) Mr. Garcia, I was shocked, surprised, delighted! I never, ever expected such a thing might come of my writing in a movie review of Garcia's latest film that I'd love to give the guy a hug. So if that is all it takes to get a hug from a man I admire—simply putting it down in writing for all the Internet to see—here are eleven other men I'd love to hug...and why:
David Sedaris. He doesn't seem the hugging type, so Mr. Sedaris would likely...
15 words that belong in every grandparent's vocabulary
/
AFFLATUS — n. A sudden rush of divine or poetic inspiration. Grandchildren are the cause of many a grandparents' afflatus.
BELGARD — n. A kind or loving look. Cookies are nice but it's belgards from Grandma that kiddos crave most.
COMICONOMENCLATURIST — n. A specialist in funny names. There's no...
15 things I won't do in 2015
/Forget resolutions and all the things I will do — or should do — in the new year. Here are 15 things I won't do. I won't, I won't, I won't!
ONE
I won't go all gray. Yeah, going au naturel looks great on many...
