Grandma's Gleanings
Words and Thoughts from Grandma
Yes, today would definitely be the day. I mustered all the energy this aged body had stored in reserve and made my way down the narrow steps leading to our basement. I fully understood the gravity of the chore set before me. In anticipation of the upcoming Christmas season, the time had arrived to pull …
Have you ever felt like a piece of information has vanished from your memory? You had it once, and poof, it’s gone. What a terrible experience to know that the information is stored somewhere in your brain, but you just can’t retrieve it. In days gone by, if a gentleman wanted a reminder of something …
If one were to open a well-used cupboard in my kitchen, they would be greeted by a humorous picture dating back to the mid 1970’s. The photo depicts my hubby, before age had grayed his hair and increased his wisdom, holding onto a wing of our raw, first Thanksgiving turkey. That picture invokes deep memories …
It was a rite of passage in our home, a bit of a peek into the window of adulthood, a first step towards independence. One by one our youngsters left the freedoms of childhood behind them and took on the responsibility of their first official job. For one, it was as a scooping ice …
Obviously lacking from my repertoire of modest skills is anything that has to do with hair care and styling. My skill set in that regard is minimal at best. Aside from shampooing, conditioning, and fumbling with a curling iron, I’m at an impasse. But every few weeks I strike out in hopeful abandonment and …
Nearly a century had passed since Zerubbabel led the first group of Jewish exiles from Babylon back to their Promised Land, the land of Canaan…home. After fighting off opposition on the part of their enemies and apathy on the part of their fellow countrymen, the temple was finally completed, opening its doors once again …