http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/0...th/?ref=health


http://www.us.penguingroup.com/nf/Bo...631214,00.html


I eagerly look forward to lazy afternoons on the porch with a good book, a glass of iced green tea (or wine) and the exuberant sounds of children at the nearby playground. Being an optimist, I am excited to add the book Up by Hilary Tindle, M.D., M.P.H. to my summer reading list.

But no reading for me yet…I’m frantically cleaning, baking, cooking, planning activities and mentally preparing for the annual transformation of my home becoming “Camp Grandma” next week. Now the little girls attending this camp have no idea that the camp social director (that would be me) has this thing called PD.

You can be sure that I will employ every ounce of positive attitude that I can muster to make sure a good time is had by all. I will expect the best and good things will happen.

I’ll collapse on the porch and read the book after the happy campers leave!

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/02/he...f=science&_r=0

“Camp Grandma” has come and gone and a good time (albeit exhausting) was had by all.

The first thing my girls did upon arrival was unpack their aprons with the expectation of baking a cake. So we did. There was only one mishap during the week; number one granddaughter took a tumble off her “Barbie” bike while riding down a hill in the neighborhood. Thankfully the only medical attention needed was soap, water, and a band-aid followed by a kiss and a hug! The “Barbie” bike did not survive the tumble.

I’ve begun to read the book UP and found a new possible addition to my summer reading list, Do You Believe in Magic? The Sense and Non-Sense of Alternative Medicine by Dr. Paul A. Offit, M.D.

My haiku the day my girls left:

Hands waving goodbye
While memories fill my heart,
Awaiting return