A Penny For Your Thoughts
Gramma Josephine shares the idiom of ‘A Penny For Your Thoughts’ and reminisces about when pennies were treasures to be collected
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The Joys of Grandchildren, Part 2
A grandmother-granddaughter weekend. Susan Clark captures the joy and challenges of making memories with the next generation.
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Celebrating Grandparents Day
Looking through an old family photo album, recently, I was transported back to bucolic autumn days spent out on the fields…
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‘Pink Aisle’ or ‘Blue Aisle’?
At one stage, I eavesdropped on parents and kids to see what caught their attention. I lurked behind kids to see what toys they played with.
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My Favourite Word is Grandma
On December 1, 2007 at 1:32 p.m. my life changed forever. I was introduced to Darwin Orion Murray. At about 10 p.m. the evening before
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The Survivor Tree
Germany: a land of farms and old cities, and the destination of my travels every two years. It is a land with a past. Most
Love Letter to an Everyday Hero
I knew my mom, Kathy O’Donovan, was something special as far back as my memory allows.
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Didee & Didoo – Poem “Granny’s Money”
Granny’s Money When her cheque she got, my Granny is big shot. Granny didn’t know how to count, but she sure knew her cheque amount.
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Didee & Didoo – Poem “Grandma and Grandpa”
Their names are Didee an’ Didoo, Grandpa an’ Grandma for me an’ you. Their pipes they’re always smokin’, and their English is broken. Didoo is
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Christmas Comes to This
My best Christmas ever felt humdrum and boring at first. I was a first-year university student in a Greyhound bus for 10 hours to spend
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Pancakes and Pie
It’s a sunny Sunday in Dawson, the first day of a new month. I am standing by the window at our kitchen counter eating a