Grandma's Gleanings
Words and Thoughts from Grandma
It all happens in secret, unseen by human eye, quietly. When a tree endures a long dry season, a drought, what you don’t see is more important than what you do see. When the soil is sandy, or the water table is too low, those tree roots take on a mission, growing deeper in …
Since our family is spread over a bit of a distance now, holiday gatherings are cherished times. But I noticed during our latest family feast that one of my sons was sporting new reading glasses. Ah, the dreaded presbyopia had begun! Presbyopia, a combination of two Greek words, old man and eye, becomes evident …
Learn How to Reduce a Fraction in Seven Minutes! Where was that YouTube video when I was a dopey elementary math student decades ago? Oh, that it was that easy. Seven minutes? Seven years may be closer to accurate! Let’s see if my memory serves: list all the factors of the numerator and denominator …
You are about to be wowed, dare I say, impressed! I am about to share with you my vast knowledge of the game of football. Needless to say, this shouldn’t take long. Let’s talk offensive line, consisting of eleven guys. For those of you who are as football-dense as I am, the offensive line …
We all have our morning rituals, sipping some coffee, watching the news, or starting our day off with a short stroll. I’m a creature of habit, so I usually start my day by feeding my flock of feral kitties who are meowing-LOUDLY-at the back door. I love walking out on the deck in the …