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Blog hosted by a grandparent and teacher to share the joys and bumps of modern, enlightened grandparenting. Blog focuses on issues, activities and experiences of interest to grandparenting.

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  • Will You Click to Feed a Child?

    Posted on Thursday April 30th, 2009 at 21:35 in conscious living

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  • Do You Remember This?

    Posted on Wednesday April 29th, 2009 at 20:17 in activities, conscious living

    I'm always impressed with ingenuity, and when it comes hand-in-hand with recycling, I am totally blown away, so when I saw these little gems from yesteryear at a yard sale last weekend, I snatched them right up. Even if I didn't plan to use them (whi...

  • Seeds for Thought

    Posted on Friday April 24th, 2009 at 21:16 in conscious living

    For a long time I had resigned myself to the fact that tomatoes just don't taste the same as they did when I was a child. It's more than the fact that some of the supermarket tomatoes are grown out of season in a hot house. It is more than the fact t...

  • Lost in a Book

    Posted on Tuesday April 21st, 2009 at 17:12 in conscious living, nona's musings

    I almost didn't blog today. I have rediscovered the books on tape section of my library and find myself intrigued once again by The Mists of Avalon, a feat that I would never had had the luxury of attempting if I actually had to take the time to sit ...

  • Cloth Napkins. They're not just for Holiday Dinners anymore!

    Posted on Wednesday April 15th, 2009 at 17:41 in conscious living

    They're soft, absorbent and durable. They make eating a hamburger feel like dining on fillet mignon. They're easy to wash, dry on the line, and fold without ironing. They are cloth napkins. I bought them all at a yard sale for practically nothing (re...

  • Our White House Garden Becomes a Reality!

    Posted on Thursday April 9th, 2009 at 21:42 in conscious living

    Remember back in October when I showed you the video from the organization "Eat the View" ? This organization led a campaign to encourage the new President...whomever that might be...to plant a vegetable garden on the south lawn of the White House wh...

  • Grandma harnesses the Wind!

    Posted on Wednesday April 8th, 2009 at 22:02 in conscious living

    I did something for my granddaughter's future today:In some parts of the world this picture might seem like business as usual, but on Long Island, New York, this is becoming a very unusual sight. In fact, in some places, it is actually agai...

  • Nona Wants to Make it The Green House

    Posted on Thursday October 2nd, 2008 at 14:57 in conscious living

     Rating **      In my travels on the Internet Highway, looking for ways to make a difference in the world that our grandchildren will inherit, I came across this delightful idea. See if you think it's as interesting...

  • Making My Mailbox Eco-Friendly

    Posted on Monday September 29th, 2008 at 18:10 in conscious living

     Rating **        I just came in from wading through my mailbox. Since junk mail is not forwarded, living in a rental has always meant putting up with catalogues, advertisements, etc. addressed to the former tenant. Ad...

  • Greening Grandma's Lunchbox

    Posted on Wednesday September 24th, 2008 at 15:23 in conscious living

      Rating **    Eliminating petroleum products from my every day living is more of a challenge than I expected. Add to it, my recent desire to live "green", and I have a full time job ahead of me. I decided to start by spending one...