by Marlene Bumgarner | Feb 17, 2016 | Aging, Community, Family, Grandparenting
You’ve Got Mail! I should have taken my blood pressure the day my jury summons arrived. I remember feeling lightheaded, and the hair on the back of my neck felt prickly. It wasn’t the first summons I’ve received, of course. I’m a committed...
by Marlene Bumgarner | Feb 8, 2016 | Community, Family, Grandparenting, Health
The Birth of a New Grandchild Today I met my new granddaughter. I held her in my arms and looked into her wise little eyes. It was, as such rare events are, a magical experience, one that will stay with me for a very long time. But almost as magical was watching her...
by Marlene Bumgarner | Feb 1, 2016 | Aging, Community, Cooking and Eating, Health
Paradise I awakened this morning to blue sky and sunshine. By the time I had eaten breakfast and finished my coffee, the Adirondack chairs on my deck were steaming and the puddles left from two weeks of welcome rain had started to recede. After exercise class I read...