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Young Tomatoes

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:24 PM in Death Family & Relatives Humor & Whimsy Personal Growth

My grandma used to plant tomato seedlings in tin cans from tomato sauce & puree & crushed tomatoes she got from the Italian restaurant by her house, but she always soaked the labels off first. I don’t want them to be anxious about the future, she said. It’s not healthy.

Work Ethic

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:23 PM in Family & Relatives Job & Career Spiritual

When we visited my grandma in the summer, we’d sit on the porch & watch the moon every night to be sure it made it safely home. My grandma said we should say prayers that it find fulfilling work during the day. It’s not like there’s a lot of jobs out there for a moon, … [Read More]

Silver Needle

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:23 PM in Aging (& Retirement) Children & Parenting Condolence & Loss Death Family & Relatives Mother's Day Winter Holidays

Each night, all the years we were growing up, she sat in the big yellow rocking chair & pieced together our lives with countless stitches of her silver needle.

Short Nose

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:23 PM in Aging (& Retirement) Children & Parenting Family & Relatives Humor & Whimsy

When I was young, my grandma always used to say it was good I didn’t get my dad’s nose & I thought so, too, but I always wondered if someone somewhere was walking around without a nose because of me.

Native Hawaiians

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:20 PM in Family & Relatives Travel & Moving

We used to go visit my grandma on the train & on the way my sister & I would talk to people we met & tell them we were from Hawaii & could speak Polynesian & I’d hold up a 7-Up & say this is called puka-puka-wanini on the Big Island & we’d make up … [Read More]

Inner Space

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:19 PM in Aging (& Retirement) Family & Relatives

There’s a lot of space in here I’m just starting to discover, my grandma told me not long ago, so I’m hoping my body holds out.

Hundred Percent

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:19 PM in Family & Relatives Humor & Whimsy Retirement

I’m of the opinion that people don’t know what they’re talking about 90 percent of the time, my grandpa said & my grandma smiled & said , O, you’re too late. The 10 percent slot filled up a few minutes ago. & we could hear him muttering all the way back out to the garden

Front Porch

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:19 PM in Aging (& Retirement) Family & Relatives Friends & Neighbors Job & Career

My grandpa used to tell us about a man who had 3 heads who lived in his town & he was always in the kitchen frying something or other & even though it smelled like chicken it was really the bones of children. He was awake every time I saw him, my grandpa said, even … [Read More]

Flying Naked With Jesus

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:19 PM in Aging (& Retirement) Dreams Family & Relatives Personal Growth Spiritual Winter Holidays

When I was younger, I used to fly a lot in my dreams. I used to dream I was naked too. My grandma said it was all because of original sin & that if I lived a pure life that someday I would be able to fly naked with Jesus & then she looked at … [Read More]

Eternal Reward

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:19 PM in Family & Relatives Humor & Whimsy Personal Growth Spiritual

Of course I believe in heaven, my grandma used to say. There’s got to be some reward for living with your grandfather for all these years.

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