Weekly Review Each week so many interesting reads come across my feed that I want to share. It is truly impossibly difficult to sometimes choose which ones to include here. Here are the stories that lit up my screen this … Continue reading
I have a new post “Hello and Goodbye” on my blog “Today’s Grandmum” at Chicago Now. Now that the summer is here many families will be traveling to visit relatives and family friends that they only see once a year … Continue reading
Weekly Review Each week so many interesting reads come across my feed that I want to share. It is truly impossibly difficult to sometimes choose which ones to include here. That being said, here is my review for last week. I … Continue reading
Did you know that I write another blog over @ChicagoNow? For several months now, I have been publishing thoughts on a blog at “Today’s Grandmum”. It has been challenging to keep up with new and interesting stuff on two sites and … Continue reading
When “Just Say No” is not enough. I have a book on my nightstand written by Betsy Brown Braun, “Just Tell Me What to Say”. It is a guide book of answers to our kids’ questions. This morning, I read … Continue reading
Faking a period111, what an idea! One of the funniest videos that I have watched and it is from “Hello Flo”. This grandmother would have never imagined that there would be a time when personal milestones such as getting your … Continue reading
Slow Down…It’s Summer Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh is one of my favorite books. I read it for the first time about 10 years ago and it remains a book that I gravitate to each and every … Continue reading
Kids online…do you post your kids photos online? Your kids’ online history and its meaningfulness, think about it before you publish pictures of them and stories about them online. I think very carefully before I publish anything online but especially if … Continue reading
Dogs are said to be “man’s best friend”…aren’t they kids best friends too? Don’t kids and pets go together? For many years, I told my husband, Michael that he married me because he loved my Lhasa Apso, Tam, who would … Continue reading
I have diagnosed myself with writer’s block…without even being sure about the symptoms. Even with this as my view, I find it difficult to sit down and write something meaningful. The words just do not flow and the ideas float … Continue reading