by pattywrites | Apr 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
Each week, I answer a question from My Grandmother’s Life by Chartwell Books for my grandsons. Question: What was the first music event or concert you attended? Who did you go with? Music played a huge role in my childhood. My parents (your great-grandparents)...
by pattywrites | Apr 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
Okay, so I have a problem. I collect books like most people change underwear. I can’t help myself. My love of books and reading goes all the way back to second grade when my mom realized I was reading anything I could get my hands on. Newspapers. Magazines. I...
by pattywrites | Apr 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
I want you to know more about me so each week, I answer a question from My Grandmother’s Life by Chartwell Books. Question: What’s something you learned in school that you remember to this day? Answer: I was blessed with some really great teachers growing...
by pattywrites | Apr 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
A journey through my mother’s dementia. This is hard to type. After my granddaddy died with Alzheimer’s twenty-something years ago, I’d prayed this disease would never darken our family’s doorstep again. Watching my vibrant, healthy granddaddy...
by pattywrites | Mar 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
Each week, I share something from my childhood with my grandsons. Question: Describe the day you first learned how to drive a car. Hmmm. Let me start with the day your great-granddaddy bought me a car. It was in the summer before I turned sixteen and I had no idea my...
by pattywrites | Mar 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
Each week, I share my childhood with my grandsons. Question: What was the best gift or experience you had for your birthday? Birthdays were a pretty big deal for me when I was a kid. It wasn’t unusual for 20 to 30 girls to come over to our house for a cookout...
