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Family Vacation in Sequoia Park
These pictures trigger all sorts of memories for this family that likes to vacation in open spaces where their grandsons can run free: “This summer we went with our children and grandchildren to Sequoia Park, in the southern Sierra Nevada mountains of California. With huge mountains, deep canyons, rock-filled streams and the world’s largest trees, it was the perfect place to spend family time together. The little guys kept hugging Sequoias and no matter how many of us held hands, we could never totally surround the gigantic trunks. The daily … Continue reading
Honoring Grandparents
When Marian McQuade worked to institute a day of recognition in the United States for the wisdom of grandparents, she was thinking about how to honor the millions of senior citizens needing loving care. Eventually becoming a grandmother of 43 herself, Ms. McQuade achieved her dream of establishing Grandparents Day. The legal document creating the celebration states that the day be set aside “… to honor grandparents, to give grandparents an opportunity to show love for their children’s children, and to help children become aware of strength, information, and guidance … Continue reading
Grandparents Day
Are you a grandparent? Do you still have a grandparent? Did you know that yesterday was Grandparents Day? It’s not a very well publicized holiday, but for the last 30 years it has been one in the United States, celebrated in September on the first Sunday after Labor Day. When it was first celebrated, there were 17 million grandparents in the country, now there are more than 70 million. Creating a day to pay tribute to grandparents was the idea of Marian McQuade, who worked with senior citizens for many … Continue reading
