Today, my beautiful grandson HENRY turns 3 years old. Where has the time gone? Wasn’t he just born yesterday… Henry… the youngest of 4 brothers… brothers who adore him, dote on him, love him to the end of the world and back again… Henry… who begins sentences with, “Actually, Grandma…” Henry… who gives gentle baby kisses that melt my heart… [...]

A Today Show segment caught my eye a couple of days ago.  It was about Boomer grandmothers who are rejecting the moniker Grandma and all its traditional forms… favoring names such as Glamma (the combination of Grandma and Glamorous), made-up names, ethnic/cultural monikers and even first names. It seems, to some, that Grandma and Nana conjure up all kinds of [...]

When is the last time the words climb, pull and spin created panic?  Toss in body inversion and put it all to heart pumping-music, sensual strobe lights and a pole… and what’daya got? Yep. One Grandma hen and 9 spring chickies at a pole dancing class. Pole dancing is #2 on my List of 57 in 52.  “Why pole dancing?” [...]

Okay. I skydived, or sky-dove… (what is the past tense of skydive, anyway?)… last week, on my 57th birthday, and checked skydiving off my list.  And for the next 51 weeks, I’ll be checking off 56 more things that I want to accomplish. 57 things in 52 weeks. 57 in 52. #2 is just as outside my comfort zone as [...]