Grandma's Gleanings
Words and Thoughts from Grandma
When we were youngsters, my dear sister was always on the lookout for creative expansion in our lives. She surpassed me in her boldness and adventure seeking, and thankfully, she would often drag her less outgoing, more reluctant, baby sister with her. I did learn a lot during the lets-try-ceramics phase of life, when …
Have you ever been pushed to the point where there was a burr under your saddle? That idiomatic phrase is used when something or someone in your life is extremely irritating or aggravating. Many plants produce burrs as part of their reproductive system, small seed pods which have stiff barbs, spines, or hooks around …
My elementary school experience consisted of a religious private school, well-known for its academic excellence and strict adherence to firm discipline (important plot note). While in the sixth grade, our teacher pulled double duty as the school principal and administrator, which in our young, terribly foolish minds, opened wide a door of opportunity for …
It was totally my fault; I had been warned time and again, but I never heeded that warning. I knew that the bank was steep, dangerous, but it was the quickest way to the clothes line, and I am ALWAYS in hyper-mode. So one fateful morning as I sped about to complete my chores, …
November, 1942: I have not become the King’s First Minister in order to preside over the liquidation of the British Empire. He would be a controversial, yet resolute leader, an electrifying speaker, and an inspiration to a war-weary people during one of the darkest periods of world history. This small island nation, who at the …