Do I have a true Christmas tree story for you! But first, I love the winter holiday season and that means Hanukkah and Christmas. In my beautiful Chicago, branches and tree trunks are covered with sparkling, white lights. High rises are decorated in their finery, and the storefronts are a marvel. You cannot help but […]

My Darlings, please enjoy this wonderful article by Paula Marie Usrey. Paula founded Boomer Best U to promote positive aging and to fight age discrimination. In this article, she speaks about rethinking traditions during the holiday season to focus on what is most meaningful to us.  Shortly before Halloween, Costco and other retailers started promoting their holiday […]

*Affiliate Disclosure I am very fortunate. Why? Because I travel and have an interesting circle of friends and acquaintances from all walks of life. Americans who are Asian, Hispanic, and Black, and people on almost every continent and dozens of countries that my husband and I know from work and travel. They are Christians, Hindus, […]

How to pass down traditions from generation to generation is up to us, darling. We are the glue that holds the family together and we also hold all the combinations to our family’s past. We are the storytellers and teachers who can present vivid stories of our past and teach our grandchildren the importance of […]

Think Grand. Act Grand. Be Grand I am a “step-grandmother” to several grandchildren. When I remarried after losing my first husband, the package included my “new-found family.” I felt set apart. Twenty-three years later, I am “their grandmother.” I am my daughter-in-law’s second mom, and my natural grandchildren feel no jealousy. How did this happen? […]