My maternal grandmother died Aug. 25, 1984. She was 83. She lived most of her life in asmall town in northwest Indianathat was, and probably still is, much likeMayberryfrom “The Andy Griffith Show.” The Mayberry comparison extended to my grandpa, the town marshal. He was also the fir...
And one more thing;You might want to put the first Sunday after Labor Day on your calendar.Why ?It's Grandparent's Day!(1)In many countries,grandparents C.A.look forward to having a jobB.live far away from their grandchildrenC
There is always two sides to the fence & from the time I learnt I had two more grandparents in Harriet & Edward. I had many more people to love because they had twelve children. There is an old hymn that said “Count your many blessings, count them one by one,” but if I went on...
The value of grandparents in their grandchildren’s lives Christina Mitchell - September 4, 2024 Among some of our fondest memories as we age are those that evoke our past, and few things give us as much pleasure as... The library as a sanctuary for readers – and books Christina ...
Suddenly, at least it seems suddenly, I am a member of a new generation, an older generation who is living longer, longer than my grandparents, longer than my mother and father, longer than anyone I ever knew, even longer than my younger siblings. ...
The value of grandparents in their grandchildren’s lives Christina Mitchell - September 4, 2024 Among some of our fondest memories as we age are those that evoke our past, and few things give us as much pleasure as... The library as a sanctuary for readers – and books Christina ...
My maternal and paternal grandparents had 48 and 76 grandchildren respectively, but we never felt neglected. We were blessed that 80% of my cousins lived on other farms within 25 miles. On Sundays we went visiting. Today none of my 114 cousins have more...
the homes that, the refugees claimed, had been lost to their parents and grandparents in what had become the modern State of Israel. Take home lesson – the rhetoric may have changed a bit, but the desire is still the same; a Jewish state cannot be allowed to exist in the Middle East...
I took a trip to Sicily a few years ago and visited the small town that my grandparents came from and found out that my grandmother ran a small retail food store or fruit stand there prior to her migration to America. I guess the Territos have an affinity with the food business since ...
The value of grandparents in their grandchildren’s lives Christina Mitchell - September 4, 2024 Among some of our fondest memories as we age are those that evoke our past, and few things give us as much pleasure as... The library as a sanctuary for readers – and books Christina Mitch...