The Feminist Grandma tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-94164853241190157 2012-02-24T05:00:00-05:00 The Feminist Grandma blogs about unexpectedly raising a grandchild, being a mother once again, aging, friends, family, and things that thrill her or get her goat. TypePad Food Dog tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01543446aa27970c016761ccac53970b 2012-02-24T05:00:00-05:00 2012-02-06T08:29:11-05:00 A well-trained dog The Feminist Grandma Country of the Old tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01543446aa27970c01630085e0b6970d 2012-02-17T05:00:00-05:00 2012-02-17T10:38:41-05:00 Donald Hall is still singing The Feminist Grandma The Blog Bird tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01543446aa27970c0167611c6631970b 2012-02-10T05:00:00-05:00 2012-02-10T06:20:04-05:00 Sick of me The Feminist Grandma The Sound of a Train tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01543446aa27970c0162fffe6445970d 2012-02-03T05:00:00-05:00 2012-02-03T10:36:32-05:00 Romance on the rails The Feminist Grandma Mama Don't Want No VULGAR tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01543446aa27970c0162ffcf9c38970d 2012-01-27T05:00:00-05:00 2012-01-27T06:31:08-05:00 Classy aspirations The Feminist Grandma There But for Fortune tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01543446aa27970c0162ff64ecb7970d 2012-01-20T05:00:00-05:00 2012-01-21T06:24:03-05:00 A lucky lady The Feminist Grandma Sue's Cabin - a Shaggy Dog Story tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01543446aa27970c0167602dd5bf970b 2012-01-13T05:00:00-05:00 2012-01-13T07:55:55-05:00 Of friends and dogs and chickens The Feminist Grandma Tidings of Comfort and Joy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01543446aa27970c01675fe78ea3970b 2012-01-06T05:24:00-05:00 2012-01-06T05:31:07-05:00 Comfort, joy and lots of food The Feminist Grandma The Feminist Grandma is on vacation - back January 6 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01543446aa27970c01543846c8d7970c 2011-12-30T05:00:00-05:00 2011-12-30T05:00:00-05:00 The Feminist Grandma The Twelve Days of Houseguests tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01543446aa27970c0162fc3f50a8970d 2011-12-23T06:00:00-05:00 2011-12-23T06:37:21-05:00 A song and a laugh The Feminist Grandma The No Bird tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01543446aa27970c0162fcee5839970d 2011-12-16T05:00:00-05:00 2011-12-16T05:53:54-05:00 A holiday gift for you The Feminist Grandma An Infidel in Church: the Church Search, Part II tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01543446aa27970c015436129bb6970c 2011-12-09T05:00:00-05:00 2011-12-09T08:26:31-05:00 Just lookin' for a home... The Feminist Grandma I Got Shoes tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01543446aa27970c0162fca0eee2970d 2011-12-02T05:00:00-05:00 2011-12-02T05:10:02-05:00 I love my new shoes. The Feminist Grandma One More Day for Thanksgiving tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01543446aa27970c015436bd14ca970c 2011-11-25T05:00:00-05:00 2011-11-25T14:28:52-05:00 Homeless with children The Feminist Grandma An Infidel in Church: the Church Search, Part I tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01543446aa27970c0153923ed45f970b 2011-11-17T23:37:08-05:00 2011-11-17T23:43:24-05:00 A peculiar pair goes church-shopping The Feminist Grandma The Muumuu Mamas Go to the Beach tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01543446aa27970c0162fc10282a970d 2011-11-10T05:00:00-05:00 2011-11-14T05:37:11-05:00 Sisterhood is powerful (and fun). The Feminist Grandma Finding My Better Self at a Writers' Retreat tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01543446aa27970c015392948d4b970b 2011-11-03T20:50:32-04:00 2011-11-09T06:26:21-05:00 Spending time with other writers is good for the soul. The Feminist Grandma Tidy Me tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01543446aa27970c015435d23b1d970c 2011-10-28T05:00:00-04:00 2011-10-01T09:14:15-04:00 Clutter and delusions The Feminist Grandma Why I love Like My Kindle tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01543446aa27970c015391bb167c970b 2011-10-21T05:00:00-04:00 2011-09-21T08:43:49-04:00 The Kindle is a wonder, and great when I travel. But can it take the place of books? The Feminist Grandma This Short-Term Memory Thing tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01543446aa27970c0153918fd9c4970b 2011-10-14T05:00:00-04:00 2011-09-14T10:28:27-04:00 Tripping over the memory holes The Feminist Grandma The Great Beanie Wienie Disaster tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01543446aa27970c014e8be04092970d 2011-10-07T05:00:00-04:00 2011-09-28T09:06:55-04:00 Making soup for the HOME Van - it's a messy job, but somebody has to do it. The Feminist Grandma Poetry Daily tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01543446aa27970c014e8b506822970d 2011-09-30T05:00:00-04:00 2011-09-14T20:44:27-04:00 I would like to fill my head with poetry... The Feminist Grandma Happy Birthday to Me tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01543446aa27970c015390f104c0970b 2011-09-23T05:00:00-04:00 2011-09-02T08:15:36-04:00 Dealing with another birthday... The Feminist Grandma The Help: Movie and Memory tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01543446aa27970c015434c0a972970c 2011-09-16T05:00:00-04:00 2011-08-31T17:30:10-04:00 I didn't intend to see The Help. David Denby’s review in The New Yorker changed my mind. Apparently the film put the black maids front and center, and the acting was terrific. I didn’t grow up in the south, nor with black servants. But I have my own story, about life with our Argentine cook, Elisa. Memory is fiction; fiction can be truth. Much of my memory comes from my parents’ conversations about Elisa, conversations infused with affection and condescension. The Feminist Grandma Sweatin to the Oldies tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01543446aa27970c015390e66ffc970b 2011-09-09T05:00:00-04:00 2011-09-01T08:46:13-04:00 I’ve found another hero - Richard Simmons. Because of him, I have exercise in my life again, and I love it. The Feminist Grandma Teachers tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01543446aa27970c0154349813a9970c 2011-09-02T05:00:00-04:00 2011-08-17T08:47:35-04:00 Imagine a child who is regularly beaten with a hose. Imagine a child who is locked in an apartment alone all afternoon. Imagine a child whose last meal was rice for supper, a child who has not seen her mother in a year, who never met his father, who saw her brother shot, who goes outside and fights all the other beaten children. Then imagine that you are a teacher... The Feminist Grandma Friends: It Takes a Village tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01543446aa27970c014e8ab819fc970d 2011-08-26T05:00:00-04:00 2011-08-26T20:21:20-04:00 IRIS School started Monday, and Iris came over last weekend to help Amanda organize her room. Iris is a champion organizer. She even has labels in the refrigerator. Amanda’s room was my despair, though she is a top-notch tidier, and if I don’t ask her she does it on her... The Feminist Grandma Why Blog? The Pond Scum Holds Forth tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01543446aa27970c0154347ddfbb970c 2011-08-19T05:38:34-04:00 2011-08-17T09:02:38-04:00 I can't stand show-offs. Raconteurs annoy me. ...So why would I decide to write a blog, to throw my opinions out into the world for anyone to read? Clearly, Ms Lookatme is in charge. But more than that, with the complexities of raising Amanda, the writer I had struggled to create after retirement was expiring. She needed time and attention. Like Tinkerbell, she needed to hear me say, “I believe in you.” The Feminist Grandma Introduction to The Feminist Grandma tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01543446aa27970c01539093dfff970b 2011-08-17T09:07:41-04:00 2011-08-17T09:07:21-04:00 I have been many kinds of mother - a single mother, raising my son from scratch, a single foster mother for a daughter and a son, a step-mother. Now I am 64, and with my husband I am raising my eight-year old granddaughter, Amanda. I was a lawyer for 28 years, always focused on poverty. I still am. It’s not just a job; it’s a chronic condition. I retired to write, and wrote three novels. I helped start the HOME Van, and nine years later we’re still going strong, carrying food and friendship to the people who live in the woods. The Feminist Grandma