Should You Move in With Your Children?
A Simple Solution or a Big Mistake? I’ve been in Seattle for a week helping a friend move into a cosy basement apartment in his daughter’s home. Recently, several of my friends have moved in with their adult children. Others have invited their sons and...Strengthening Relationships with Grandchildren: Document your Memories
This Grandparents’ Day piece appeared as a guest post over at Grandma Ideas. You can visit that blog here: http://grandmaideas.com/strengthening-relationships-with-grandchildren-document-your-time-together Building Memories As grandparents, we play many...Cell Phone Addiction – Boomer Grandparents at Risk?
Technology Can Enhance Communication with Grandchildren I’m not sure when it happened, but sometime in the last decade Seniors became more comfortable with communication technology. When my dad retired in 1982 and moved to Canada, our only means of...5 Reasons This Grandmother Loves Santa Cruz
Before I retired from teaching, I thought of Santa Cruz as a place to go for the day, but never as a place to live. Whenever the subject of Santa Cruz came up it seemed that someone would quip “That’s the town that’s still living in the 60s.”...Learning to Sketch: Another Benefit of Lifelong Learning
Learning to Sketch I spent last weekend learning to sketch with a parallel pen. Saturday morning had begun with a phone call and some troublesome news. My first instinct was to stay where I was and worry, something I’m very good at, as I’ve mentioned...
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