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LK2018 @Letranknight2015 (52665) • Philippines 28 Nov 24

My aunts started DE cluttering the closet and saw grandma's old clothes. Not to mention some of her pillows. They were about to throw it away when I asked to have it. I laundry it personally on the same day. They are still being...

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Washdaay at Grandma's

celticeagle @celticeagle (189927) • Boise, Idaho 5 Oct 23

I was born in Bremerton, Washington on the Naval base there. When my dad was finished with his enlistment they brought me home to Boise. I remember mom telling me they fed me peaches all the way and to this day I don't care much...

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I Was Reminded of Grandma's Garden

celticeagle @celticeagle (189927) • Boise, Idaho 14 Aug 23

I was reading @sallypup's post "I have treasure" and it reminded me of my grandmother's garden. I would usually spend my summers at my grandparent's home here in Boise after Mom and I moved to Pocatello with my stepdad and...

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My Gosh, Most of Them Are Dead Now

celticeagle @celticeagle (189927) • Boise, Idaho 7 Aug 22

We had a very good dinner tonight. Chicken and potatoes. (I thought we were having meatloaf but it was chicken) It was reminiscent of Sunday dinner when I was a young child living at my grandparent's house. Grandma fixed a...

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Those Were The Days

celticeagle @celticeagle (189927) • Boise, Idaho 28 Apr 22

I could take a quart of milk out of the fridge on the porch. Then go into my grandmother's kitchen, put a dipping spoon into the quart of milk to cover the neck, and pour off the cream into a bowl. I would whip it well for several...

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Grandma's Peach Cobbler Smells Delicious

CarolDM @CarolDM (203396) • Nashville, Tennessee 20 Feb 20

Every now and then I have to make peach cobbler. Still having winter temperatures. Another freeze tomorrow night. Enough reason to bake. I have shared this recipe with you before. It was my Grandmother's one cup cobbler. She...

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One Cup Peach Cobbler

CarolDM @CarolDM (203396) • Nashville, Tennessee 11 Aug 19

Was craving something sweet today. So I decided to make a peach cobbler. It is one of many favorite desserts. I apologize ahead of time to those of you who are diabetic or cannot have sugar. This is a recipe from my dear...

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Thanksgiving At Grandma's

celticeagle @celticeagle (189927) • Boise, Idaho 5 Nov 18

When I was a young girl we always had Thanksgiving at my grandparent's house. A leaf or two were put in the round dining table in the living room. There were the traditional dishes--dressing and mashed potatoes, home canned green...

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Technology is a wonderful thing

Vicki, #1 Creek Girl @1creekgirl (44560) • United States 21 Apr 17

My cousin and his two sons came over for dinner (lunch) today. They enjoyed the meal I cooked: fried pork chops, mashed potatoes and gravy, candied carrots, fried green beans, french bread, pecan cookies, and of course, cold sweet...

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Are Kids Supposed To Be Tortured On Their Summer Vacations? Part Two of Two

celticeagle @celticeagle (189927) • Boise, Idaho 31 Mar 17

When I had recovered from the 'stomach flu' I began hanging out with my friend from across the street, Jackie, and her Dennis-the-Menace-type cousin. They were always up to something. On this one particular day the two of them...

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In Remembrance of Grandma

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (98026) • Daytona Beach, Florida 15 Mar 16

It was 1964 the night from March 16 to 17th. Everyone was fast asleep. I was seven years old and slept through it all. My mom was awoken by a loud noise in the early morning hours. She woke my dad and they went to look in...

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Well, it's almost Turkey Day and...

celticeagle @celticeagle (189927) • Boise, Idaho 24 Nov 15

I am feeling a bit nostalgic this year. Not that I am not every year, I mean if you look in the dictionary under 'nostalgic' my picture will be there. That sort of thing. I miss my family this time of year. This time it will just...

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How old was your child when they stayed the night with someone else like grandma

pastigger @pastigger (612) • United States 23 Aug 10

Ok so my daughter is 3 years old now and she has never spent the night away from us since she came home from the hospital. Now she was in the NICU for 3 months after she was born, so I was away from her for 3 months at night. I...

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Isn't it great that we get to connect with people we normally wouldn't?

squaretile @squaretile (3778) • Singapore 26 Jan 10

I was just looking around some profile information of the folks that post on my discussions and it just hit me again that it's quite wonderful how we get to make friends and chat with people that we normally wouldn't get to meet...

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Come on Grandma's !

bfarrier1 @bfarrier1 (2082) • United States 20 Nov 08

I would like to know, how often do you take your grandkids to get their pictures taken? I have four grandkids and I started getting thier pictures taken when they were 2 months old and 4,6,9months and then yearly after that,I also...

For Grandmothers out there....

coffeebreak @coffeebreak (17797) • United States 14 Apr 08

What is the best little "tradition" that you have instigated with your grand children? Whether it is the same for all or a different one for each? My 8 yo GD and I do a detective day between school and girl scouts where we...

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Grandma's Job?

webeishere @webeishere (36313) • United States 12 Mar 08

Talking with my daughter recently she relayed a cute little thing my eldest grandson had said. They were shopping and she saw some sweaters and wanted to buy him one. He said, "That's grandma's job". Too cute. See my wife always...

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Moms, Dads, Grandmas and Grandpa's are you exhausted this day after?

ctrymuziklvr @ctrymuziklvr (11057) • United States 26 Dec 07

I'm sitting here because this is the only place where I can get a minute's rese, have my coffee and a cigarette and be away from the mess that's ahead of me today! It's amazing how it seems like the day will never get here but of...

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Need some ideas........

jiffys_frog_woman @jiffys_frog_woman (4050) • United States 20 Jun 07

I have an aunt who is like a mom to me. She calls me daughter and lets my daughter call her grammie. Well lately she has been helping my family get threw some things. I want to get something to say thank you , but not sure I was...

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Long Distance Grandparents ??

RenaeT @RenaeT (681) • United States 14 Mar 07

I am a grandmother of two beautiful little boys, 1 and 3 years old. We live over 2000 miles away. I am wondering if there are any other grandma's out here in myLot who also live far from their grandbabies. If so, how do you make...

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