Tag Archives: grandma
‘Is Love Weird?’
Every month, my mother, father, sister and I would drive out to the Mojave Desert in California to see Grandma Sparkly. As a child, I loved her big kisses, warm hugs and small house brimming with books in the middle … Continue reading
My Grandma, the Pilot
When her youngest graduated from college, my grandmother decided she wanted to be a pilot. She completed ground school, but that’s as far as she went. When we grandchildren were born, she was widowed, living on a teacher’s salary in … Continue reading
Peaches’ Last Message
Grandma Peaches always loved Valentine’s Day. In 2008, she enlisted two of her adult granddaughters, Rebecca and Judith, to help her craft handmade cards for all 21 of her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Overcoming both frailty and dementia, Peaches sat … Continue reading
Badass old lady
People out on the porch, people standing up in the kitchen people in the living room, on the couch, watching tv. She was definitely that grandmother who had the plastic on her couch. You were not about to mess it … Continue reading
Grandma Says
Comical Explanation
Real Life of an MSW 