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Grandparenting 
Savour, Don’t Save
Author Erma Bombeck wrote humorous and insightful essays about family life. One has particular meaning for me. In it, looking back on her life, she recalls with regret a pretty candle, never lit, that...
Tech
Shutterbug
On a recent sunny June afternoon I accompanied my daughter and her family to a local swimming hole on the Puntledge River. The weather had attracted quite a few families to the beach. Relaxing...
Grandparenting
Gone But Not Forgotten
Grandpa is dead.Our beloved husband, father, and grandfather was stolen from us by a sudden and unexpected illness. A twinge in April. A funeral in August.Half a year later, we are still struggling to...
Grandparenting
Hopscotch in the Dark
An antidote to boredomI recently read an article presenting the theory that grandparents who are raising grandchildren tend to live longer.I would dispute this. In the two and a half years since my husband...
Grandparenting
Rainbow
It was a warm, sunny fall day with just a hint of rain—much too nice a day to be indoors—so the families were visiting out in the yard. Mommy was chatting with Grandma and...
Grandparenting
Hopscotch in the Dark
I recently read an article presenting the theory that grandparents who are raising grandchildren tend to live longer.I would dispute this. In the two and a half years since my husband and I moved...
Body
Keeping Gramma Company
Freshly home from hospital following day surgery, I am nestled in bed surrounded by pillows and tissues and cups of tea, and just dozing off when the doorbell rings.“Hallooooo…????” It is my daughter, dropping...
