It’s A Grand Life – Diving Into The Gene Pool

Recently, my hairdresser and I were talking about our children and my grandchildren. She asked if my girls had hair as dark as mine and if any of them had […]
It’s A Grand Life – Bring On Autumn and New Challenges

After a long and very hot summer, it will soon be the wonderful season of autumn. The cooler weather, fires in the fireplace, beautiful fall leaves, Halloween, Thanksgiving, football, ice […]
It’s A Grand Life – Time with the Grands

For those reading this article, summer is drawing to a close. For me, with article deadlines, it has barely begun. Other than the heat and humidity that can be extreme […]
It’s A Grand Life – Summer Memories – Remembering Old, Making New

Some of my fondest memories took place during my childhood summers. The school year never ended before June 15th, unless that date was a Saturday or Sunday. The exception was […]
It’s A Grand Life – Yes, It Really Is!

A couple of weeks ago, I was sitting in traffic while running errands when it suddenly hit me how content and happy I am with my life. It’s not that […]
It’s A Grand Life – Starting Over with A Puppy

Many, many moons ago when I was a child, I remember always having a pet. My sister and I had parakeets, goldfish, ducks, a rabbit – mind you, not all […]
It’s A Grand Life – Let There Be Peace on Earth

I will admit, this has been a tough article to write. The last couple of years, the world has been on a roller coaster with so many ups and downs, […]
It’s A Grand Life – Kindness, Leading By Example

Our country has gone through a horrible pandemic that has changed our lives in numerous ways for the last two years. We have stayed away from family and friends, as […]
It’s A Grand Life – Random Thoughts and Observations

I have been racking my brain about what to write for this month’s column. I am tired of the virus and its variants constantly being front and center. It has […]
It’s A Grand Life – The Start of a Brand New Year!

I think we can all agree that last year was a strange one. The terrible virus changed so many ways we used to go about our daily lives. Although it […]