How To Make a Grandma Happy

I have a little 4-year old grandson, Ben, who knows all the ingredients to HAPPINESS… 1.  One cup of leaves (“For your leaf collection, Grandma.”): I didn’t know I had a leaf collection until I received this beautiful gift.  I do now!  I keep my HAPPINESS Cup of Leaves on my desk… 2.  12 Rigatonis, [...]

Claw Toy Machine aka “The Loser Machine” becomes a winner!

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about my grandson Ben and a little stuffed animal he “won” in one of those Claw Toy Machines… aka (in my  household) The Loser Machine. I think I totally caved into The Loser Machine hype when I wrote:  I now think all of those stuffed animals in the [...]

A very special E-shaped plant…

One day last week, I was watching all 4 of Audrey and Matt’s boys in their back yard. 6-year old William was climbing over a rather formidable pile of to-be-discarded tree trunks. 5-year old Alex was climbing all over a rock that’s about 5′ tall. 3-year old Henry was demanding asking that I please push [...]

The Blue Christmas Scarf

Last week, I wrote about the Button Tin that had belonged to my late mother-in-law Flo. I know she was sifting through those buttons with me… because I had a special little project going on for her precious great-grandchildren. NanaFlo’s love for her great-grandchildren was, and still is, bigger than all the button tins on [...]

7 Days and Counting…

I remember loving May 16th (Faye Lerish’s birthday – one of my best friend’s from childhood) throughout my childhood. I love May 16th because I knew… in 7 days… it would be my birthday. May 23rd. I have always loved my birthday. I’m one of those people who has literally spent the last 30 something [...]

One heavenly gift…

Just before Thanksgiving, when still in the food shopping, preparation and house cleaning mode, I wrote about being drawn to the special drawer where I still keep many of my late mother-in-law’s special things. This drawer is the bottom right drawer of a white wicker 7-drawer bureau that belonged to Flo.  Barry and I bought [...]

Day #12 of Holiday Gift Guide and Giveaway EXTRAVAGANZA! *Updated with Winner!*

Doggies, it’s your turn. And when I say Jane’s doggies are my grand-babies, they are! Enjoy this as some of my other grandchildren joined in on the FUN! Featured: FURminator Bathing Essentials Kit from PetSmart BioBag Biodegradable Dog Waste Bags from PupLife.com Orbee-Tuff® Bulb with Treat Spot™ from Planet Dog Ruff-N-Tuff Reindeer from West Paw [...]

Day #10 – HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE AND GIVEAWAY EXTRAVAGANZA! *Updated with Winner!*

WIN our Holiday must-haves for KIDS! KIDS! KIDS! Featured Products: Olive Kids’ Personalized Floor Pillow VTech’s Create-A-Story Reading System Sea Pals World ThinkFun’s 36 Cube Hasbro’s NERF N-Strike Vulcan Hasbro’s Tooth Tunes Pull-Ups Cool Alert Playskool’s Clipo Basic Figure Set Wowwee’s FlyTech Tinker Bell CONGRATS TO JOANNA S.!!

Making a “demand” list…

I am having a rather feisty debate with a very good friend about the concept of “The Wish List”… and I need your help.  Here’s the deal… My friend gives her husband, her children, her mom and her family a LIST of things that she WISHES for as holiday gifts.  She has been doing this [...]

An Object With Unexpected Significance…

Yesterday, Jane and I and several other guests had the pleasure of spending a lovely afternoon with the creative, fun, smart ladies from Daily Grommet. If you haven’t discovered this site yet… well, you simply must do it soon. Or now. The Daily Grommet is all about discovering “Fresh finds” and telling the stories of [...]