by Xianna Michaels | Aug 3, 2017 | Editorial
One of my greatest delights is taking my grandchildren to the bookstore. The teens avidly read the latest young adult series books, and the middle readers love to discover that they can go up a level in the princess and superhero chapter book category. Then there's my...
by Xianna Michaels | Jun 26, 2017 | Editorial
With summer upon us, I am thinking about my favorite set of outdoor furniture. It's the wrought iron table and rocking chairs that sit in our courtyard just outside the kitchen. Many years ago I had the good fortune to stumble upon an intriguing little shop that sold...
by Xianna Michaels | Apr 3, 2016 | Editorial
There's an old Chinese saying that for every child you lose a tooth. Praise G-d, that has not been my experience! But I do have a saying of my own: that for every grandchild I lose a shoe. I do not mean that I become increasingly doddering and misplace my footwear,...
by Xianna Michaels | May 10, 2015 | Editorial
adventure Our travelogue is now fully caught up. As I said previously, August 2014 found us, by popular demand, heading back to the Magic Kingdom with our grandchildren. We stayed once again at the beautiful Grand Californian Hotel. It overlooks Downtown Disney and...
by Xianna Michaels | Apr 15, 2015 | Editorial
adventure In 2013, we headed south with our grandchildren. E, then 3 1/2 , came with us for the first time. So now we were nine in all. Too many for one car and, alas, too many for any hotel I contacted in the San Diego area. So A decided it was time we rented a...
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