We have been creating gingerbread houses every year since our own kids were small. When they were teens, we would make it a competition and have family vote on the best. Now that they are grown and have their own…
Macaron Making Class with my Granddaughter
at Boston Bonbon I am always looking for things to do with my oldest granddaughter, especially now that she is a teenager. She is 7 years older than the next oldest grandkids, and the 7 youngest all have each other…
Spring and Summer Kick-Off – Smores with the Grandkids
In New England the weather is unpredictable. Even though we have four seasons, often they blur into one another – cold when it should be hot, hot when it should be snowing, and rain, lots and lots of rain! So,…
St. Patrick’s Day in our House
Everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day! So, join in the fun and celebrate the day, if not to honor the Irish, then do it just because you and your family deserve to have fun and enjoy each other! There…
Valentine’s Kids Party
When we started this blog we told you that we have 8 grandchildren who we love to get together. For most holidays throughout the year we hold a cousins party where they can come to Nanny and Grampy’s house and…
How This blog Was Born
One of our forever friends joked that I should write a book about Jim and my adventures, whether as a couple or with friends and family. Initially I laughed it off, then the wheels began to turn. I thought that…