It’s A Grand Life — Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn
Wow, where did summer go? I realize it is officially still summer until September 22nd, but for many of us, summer ends when schools open, the pools close, and long […]
It’s A Grand Life – The Importance of Planning
Many years ago, when my husband and I were planning for our first child, we did what most new parents-to-be do: we bought furniture, painted the nursery, decorated, set up […]
It’s A Grand Life – Summertime and the Living is Easy
A lot of people consider Memorial Day to be the start to summer. Officially, summer starts when the sun reaches its northernmost point from the equator. That date varies from […]
It’s A Grand Life – Reading is Fundamental
Summertime – I know that it isn’t officially summer until June 20th at 11:32pm, but in my mind, it begins right after Memorial Day. For parents of school children, it […]
It’s A Grand Life – Remembering…
I sometimes wonder what my grandchildren will remember about me. That usually morphs into what I remember about my own grandparents. A simple word or deed can trigger a memory […]
It’s A Grand Life – Spring Has Sprung…Maybe?
As Simon and Garfunkel sang in one of their songs, “April, come she will.” As my article is being written with February still in the rear-view mirror, and a “Welcome […]
It’s A Grand Life – Come to Your Senses
For those of us blessed to have all five senses in our power, it is not unusual to take them for granted. Most days, we aren’t even aware of the […]
It’s A Grand Life – Cupid’s Coming
It’s February, the month of hearts, candy, flowers, cards, gifts and love. Many people think Valentine’s Day is a holiday perpetrated by several commercial enterprises. In truth, Valentine’s Day has […]
It’s A Grand Life One Wish, 2021–Don’t Be Another 2020!
I have started and stopped and written and rewritten this article for days. I can’t figure out what is causing my writer’s block. I usually know what I want to […]
It’s A Grand Life – ’Tis the Season!
I think most of us will agree that 2020 has been quite a year—and mostly not in a good way. I refuse to let the last 11 months ruin December. […]
