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Charlie & Gaytha Hillman: Grand Entrepreneurs A solution for Great Aunt Clara became a thriving business

Charlie and Gaytha Hillman’s latest success story began with a nearly tragic furnace fire in the home of Charlie’s great aunt Clara back in 1993. Although she had sensed that something was wrong, 89-year-old Clara, typical of older adults who live alone and protect their independence, “didn’t want to bother anyone.”

After rescuing his aunt [...]

Shopping Ideas to Cash in Your Gift Certificates After Holidays

The holidays are over, so now is the time to cash in those gift certificates. There are some fine selections of books and DVDs for all ages and interests listed here as well as inventive little gizmos to make life easier. Time to go shopping!

Fit for the New Year

The ADEO Personal Fitness [...]

Birds Do It And So Do We

“Birds do it, bees do it, even educated fleas do it,” wrote Cole Porter. Well, so do we grands.

The difference is, if you expect to make love the same way you did when hormones were your propelling force, forget it. Fifty-plus togetherness takes a different kind of motivation. Yes, we have pills, Kegel exercises, [...]

Gigi, Please Blow on Me

We pushed our shopping cart through the Publix supermarket in Longboat Key, Florida, where we had rented a condo for the month of February. We studied the list of foods our daughter had emailed us, as she, her husband and our two granddaughters would be visiting during President’s Week.

Our granddaughters, Lindsey, 11, and Olivia, [...]

Heart and Soul

By:  Christine Crosby

“Every soul sings the song of love. You were created for this feeling, which neither begins nor ends but simply is. Love shows no partiality and is its own reward. It can’t be possessed, nor does it possess. It withholds nothing, and with it, there’s no limit. Anything other than this is [...]

Do You Have A Right To See Your Grandchildren?

If you’ve ever worried about losing the right to see your grandkids, read this now and forward to a grand friend.

By: Susan Hoffman, Author of Grand Wishes http://www.grandparentchildconnect.org

I had the pleasure of working closely with journalist, Teryl Zarnow of the Orange County Register who contacted me last week about writing a story about [...]

Grand Stuff & Kid Stuff…To Start The Year Off Right

Omega XL® Healing Extract

A highly purified oil extract with Omega 3 essential fatty acids in an all-natural formulation beneficial to the overall health of your body. Read the testimonial from Kay Glynn (record-holding pole vaulter and GRAND cover story Jan/Feb 2010). See the products webpage for special pricing and a video on the interesting [...]