I write about my own grandmothers and how knowing them helped me become the grandma I am today.
You will need: light colored balloons, water, food coloring, and a place for it to freeze (outside or a freezer). With a helper, put the balloon opening over the faucet and turn water on to a slow stream. Fill the balloon almost full. Add a few drops of food coloring (or the amount you want …
When I was a child, I was very interested in learning to sew or knit. I have a vague memory of my grandmother trying to teach me to cast yarn on to the big metal knitting needles. I couldn’t grasp the concept at the time but I do appreciate her trying. Then there was the …
I recently uploaded a video to my YouTube channel with the purpose of baking gingerbread with my grandchildren. Although we are apart during this pandemic and because of distance, I continue to look for ways to connect with all of my grandchildren in a meaningful way-to somehow reach through time and distance in order to …
My granddaughter Abbey drew this for me one day. She said, “Grandma, I made this for you!” What could be better than this? That is all I have to say about it. I think the next one I post from her will need explaining, but this one? I just want to enjoy it all over …
And this is the moment. The unexpected feeling of your heart filling up and overflowing with more love and joy than you ever thought it could hold. It is an unconditional love at first sight kind of thing- much like seeing our own babies for the first time. But these grand babies! they have such …
My first experience of seeing a grandmother in action, you know the type, absolutely head over heals in love with the new grandbaby (hello, my name is pot calling the kettle black- but more on that in Part Three) was my mother. I was a casual observer when my older sister had her children and …
By Molly Larson I think we begin to become grandmothers long before we actually hold our first grandchild. We are forming what it is to be a grandmother as children when we come to know our own grandmothers. Some of us have been lucky enough to grow up with them nearby. Others of us might …