Introducing Grilled Grandma Teresa of Aging Like A Fine Wine
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Come meet Grandma Teresa of Aging Like A Fine Wine, the most recent Grilled Grandma.
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Superhero Cam... again!
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One evening earlier this month, during that atrocious period of sub-freezing temperatures, Jim texted Megan to ask how she and the family were doing with the chilly weather that had assaulted even their location in the desert.
Her response was a photo of Brayden, Declan, and Preston warding off the cold in the backyard hot tub.
"I'm sitting in front of the fireplace," she added. (Yes, they do have fireplaces in the desert... fireplaces that apparently do get used!)
"Where's Cam?" Jim asked.
Read MoreThrowback Thursday: Long live Grandma's hoya
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This #TBT piece by Lisa Carpenter originally published May 9, 2013 on Grandma's Briefs.
I've never been very good at growing houseplants. Because of that, I felt quite nervous and unduly obligated when the care of an elderly houseplant was informally included in the deal when we bought our current house nearly five years ago.
The sellers told us upon our agreement to buy the house that they were leaving the plant they had inherited when they bought the house, a plant started by the original homeowners when the house was built in 1975. Story was, according to the sellers — who had no information on what the plant was, only a stern warning to not let it die — that the plant bloomed only once a year and "thrived on neglect." I'm pretty good at neglecting plants, yet I still...
Read MoreIntroducing Grilled Grandma Christie
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It's been a while since I've grilled up a grandma for my Grilled Grandmas feature. Thankfully Christie of So what? Now what? volunteered to go first in kicking off a new round — and once again regularly published feature, is my plan* — of grandmothers sharing anecdotes and advice on the grandest gig around.
Read MoreNational Handwriting Day
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Tomorrow is the day we celebrate all things cursive... and hand printed. Yes, my friends, January 23 is National Handwriting Day!
National Handwriting Day, a day created to honor all things related to penmanship, was designated in 1977 and is sponsored by the Writing Instrument Manufacturers Association. January 23 was chosen for the annual occasion as it's the birthday of John Hancock, whom we all know had quite the flair with signatures and such.
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