compromise – Grandma's Gleanings

Day Three Hundred Twenty-One “Pastel Pink”

May 29, 2020 by Cathy Winkle

Sometimes reflection is a good thing. After almost 45 years of marriage, I have certainly not mastered the art of being a good wife, but I have most decidedly improved. As I look back on those early years, I quietly giggle in the face of my total ineptness and unpreparedness. Oh, some of those …

Day Three Hundred Eighteen “Compromise”

May 27, 2020 by Cathy Winkle

If compromise didn’t exist, agreements would never by attained between people of diverse opinions. The Great Compromise of 1787 is one example of bridging a gap between two different viewpoints. The government of a free nation was being formed when a disagreement arose between the smaller states, who sought equal representation, and larger states, …

Day Two Hundred Forty-One “The Last Letter”

April 16, 2020 by Cathy Winkle

As a youngster, I loved writing letters to my mommy. My printing was shaky, the spelling, atrocious, and the sentence structure, non-existent, but my mother would keep those notes that I had written to her in her loving care for decades. Although they were scribbly, poorly written, and childlike, the letters were packed with …

Day Two Hundred Nine “Marginal Compromise”

March 14, 2020 by Cathy Winkle

One of our favorite getaways as a couple involves traveling to Pennsylvania Dutch country in beautiful Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The scenery is spectacular…huge, sprawling farms as far as the eye can see, creating a view diametrically opposed to the mountainous terrain that we call home. And the food is simply amazing! One could feast at …