Gigi-PaMar 20, 20192 minPacking for a Play Day With KidsSpring is finally here and it's time, once again, to plan some trips outdoors. When we were young parents, it was all so different. We ...
Gigi-PaMar 10, 20192 minBeing Nannies For The DayWhen Georgie was little, his parents lived on the Upper West Side of New York City. Both had jobs that were demanding and required them ...
Gigi-PaMar 3, 20191 minCaptain Dan the Drinking PirateAre you an ancient pirate friend? Listen to Dan as he warns us (in 2005) about global warming. Yo-ho the temperature's rising! Yo-ho ...
Gigi-PaFeb 28, 20194 minThe Blind Bags of Happiness?We know that giving things to others brings us happiness There's a lot of research to support the notion that happiness comes from altru...
Gigi-PaFeb 22, 20194 minAbout Those WomenLately, I've been feeling closer to my age and realizing how much I rely on my women friends to help me navigate my way. I was born about...
Gigi-PaFeb 16, 20193 minFinding Kindness I opened the door just enough to hear Georgie talking to Pa. "Be careful. It's icy. Come this way. I don't want you to fall!" I took...
Gigi-PaFeb 11, 20191 minZippity Doo Da -Dan!Dan the Farmer is hilarious singing about Father Time ticking and Drug Companies looking over his shoulder... and about having fun while...
Gigi-PaFeb 9, 20193 minOur Wedding Day ReduxLast month, I gave a friend some money in a small white envelope. She returned the envelope, saying there were some photo negatives she ...
Gigi-PaFeb 6, 20192 minSmart Advice from the Salon!Last month, when I came back after having my hair cut and colored, Georgie, our grandson, looked at me quizzically and said, "Gigi, did ...
Gigi-PaFeb 1, 20192 minTreasures in the Attic Too much stuff. Our kids have long been grown, but behind the eaves are hundreds of silly reminders that there were once 4 kids living h...
Gigi-PaJan 27, 20194 minThe surprising Grandparent Story in the AI race!There's an author named Dr. Kai-Fu Lee who has written a best seller, Artificial Intelligence Superpowers, which claims that China will s...
Gigi-PaJan 20, 20191 minDan Raps on Getting Older! The other day I found this on YouTube from 2006. We were goofing around one day and laughed so hard putting this together that we put i...
Gigi-PaJan 14, 20192 minSelfie in an Old Mirror Last October Dan and I enjoyed a short get-away to a B & B. It was a mini-reunion with friends I've known since kindergarten. That trans...
Gigi-PaJan 10, 20192 minLeaving a Legacy I was talking with my sister the other day about the fun she and her husband are having in their new role taking care of their 3 year old...
Gigi-PaJan 5, 20192 minLove Means Never Having To Say You're Sorry!Remember the Oscar winning 1970 movie Love Story, with Ali McGraw as Jenny Cavilleri and Ryan O'Neal as Oliver involved in a romance we a...
Gigi-PaDec 31, 20182 minGreat Grand Baby ShowerSeems impossible but our 2nd great grandchild is due in 2019. After so many baby showers over decades, I thought we'd seen a lot of orig...
Gigi-PaDec 23, 20183 minSkyper's SecretLots of grandparents live a long distance from their grandchildren or spend the winter months in warmer climates. They try to use Skype ...
Gigi-PaDec 16, 20182 minAfter A WhileYou've probably read this poem before. It was there on my screen as I was cleaning up my desktop. I tried to learn a little more about ...
Gigi-PaDec 12, 20183 minIt's the Holidays! (Yawning?)It's the holidays and everyone seems exhausted. Experts keep telling us how important it is to get enough sleep but we're all lighting t...
Gigi-PaDec 6, 20182 minAll is Fine in the Kitchen!Sometimes the most wondrous accomplishment in the kitchen isn't the food! One day recently, we were lucky to attend an exciting trial pre...