by Marlene Bumgarner | Sep 13, 2021 | Aging, Child development, Family, Gardening
Hi, everyone, It’s been many weeks since I last put up a status report, and I apologize. My attention has been divided in several directions this past few months, so this will be kind of a catch-up blog. Nana Camp After a few weeks of opening boxes and settling into...
by Marlene Bumgarner | May 27, 2021 | Aging, Family, Health
Back to Normal? Sitting in a rest stop last week, two hours south of Santa Cruz and a third of the way to my destination, I was overwhelmed with the beauty of it all. People coming and going, politely walking around one another, everyone masked, the hot breeze...
by Marlene Bumgarner | Feb 3, 2020 | Child development, Family, Grandparenting, Nature, Travel
On The Road With Sheila My friend Quincy asked me to write about my early adventures on the road in my new motor home so here goes. My first excursion in Sheila was from Beach Cities RV in southern California to my home in Santa Cruz. I have nothing to say about that...
by Marlene Bumgarner | Mar 14, 2018 | Aging, Child development, Family, Grandparenting
Getting the Baby to Sleep This time last year I was in San Diego, taking care of my youngest granddaughter while her mother finished her Internal Medicine residency and her father worked upstairs in his office. Since I have returned home, I have been thinking a lot...
by Marlene Bumgarner | Sep 20, 2016 | Aging, Child development, Family, Grandparenting, Travel
Do you remember what it was like the first time you watched a city recede beneath you, the houses and cars and people becoming smaller and smaller? I had forgotten, but I remembered last weekend as my granddaughter pressed her nose to the cold glass trying to get as...