• Priceless Memories

    heirloomsOur family loves its heirlooms. Both sides of my family had a lot of neat antiques that would have been fun to own. The problem I faced was that I had cousins who became interested in antiques just before my interest was piqued. That left me with not much to pine after.

  • The Power of Red Nail Polish

    red nail polish power

    As a child, I spent late afternoons during the school year and long summer days with my grandma Is. She wasn’t a teacher by trade, but she taught me what was important through constant example.

  • Cool Grandmas

    Grandmas are so very special.  I had two extremely different grandmas in regards to their personalities, styles, religion, and just about everything.  

  • Lessons from Grandma Bauer

    Grandma Bauer and Aunt Hyc

    My Grandma Bauer was a feisty, loving woman. She came to America from Germany as a young woman. Grandpa Joe also came from Germany. I wish I knew more about their early lives but these are stories I never heard. The first thing she taught me was to be more curious about my relatives because their stories are too important to lose.