Thanks! This was a beautiful thing to wake up to!

That was nice to see! We’re exposed to so much cruelty and neglect of our animal friends, it was nice to see that officer take the time to stop and make sure the ducklings and mama duck made it to the side of the road safely!

Just purchased a used copy of that book for my toddler nephew.

A great relationship with either of my grandmothers was just a dream. Sadly, I have to say that neither of my grandmothers were very loving or nurturing in any way. My paternal grandmother was just mean and none of her grandchildren wanted to be around her. When we had to visit we also had to eat very strange food that wasn’t tasty, and it certainly wasn’t comforting. Visiting my maternal grandmother was a bit more pleasant because she wasn’t mean, but she never prepared food for us and we always had to listen to her tell us endless tales of her aches and pains and how miserable she was.
Both of these women raised EIGHT of their own children so they had many, many grandchildren but none of us were “nurtured grandchildren”.
I have been eternally grateful that my own children’s grandmothers were just what grandmas needed to be and they had entirely different relationships that WERE nurturing! My kids do have fond memories of their grandmothers and I’m so thankful.
I love to see those relationships and how they are so nurturing, fun and encouraging!
GOD BLESS GRANDMOTHERS!!!
CJ

As a grandmother I don’t have a lot of time with my kiddies, but I know I’m a good grammy. They are getting older now and healthier foods are important to them. My eldest grandchild leaves for college in a few weeks and I am already researching care packages. I know she can cook, but with all the individual portions of good suggestions that are all over the internet, it’s going to be fun and a great way for me to keep in touch with the special things grandmothers do. I’m starting with a cookie in a cup gift just to get her through the home sick her first few days will bring. My boy’s I can still see and invite for that one on one meal and gift of time that brings us together. It’s great that they are eating healthier because it helps me eat healthier too. It’s all about good food.

My Grammie was my cooking inspiration. She was a little American-French woman raised in Western PA in a community that retained its French culture even to this date. I remember lying in bed on summer mornings listening to my Grammie and my uncle speak French. The majority of the words I learned were French words for food like pomme de terre (potato), la sel (salt), lait (milk), pain (bread), and beurre (butter). She was up early every day, baking her amazing bread. She made pies like it was as natural as breathing. Most of her food came from her garden. She canned vegetables, fish, venison, fruit, jams, and pickles. Her signature dish would have been apple dumplings and bread and butter. Everything she made was delicious, but people would stop by the house to have coffee and a dumpling. I’m so blessed to have had such a wonderful Grammie. I hope I’m as wonderful for my grand babies:) Thanks for sharing this and bringing back such great memories.

This is amazing about pigs! I would have never guessed they would take to the ocean so favorably. But that water is so beautiful and calm, it is easy to understand the ease of enjoying a swim and the occasional treat!