Posts Tagged ‘Grandmother’
Grandmother gets 44 months in green-card scam
Grandmother gets 44 months in green-card scam DALLAS (AP) – A Texas grandmother who acknowledged running a scheme in which her family members married scores of foreigners seeking to stay in the United States was sentenced Wednesday to nearly four years in prison. Maria Refugia Camarillo, 72, her graying hair pulled back in a ponytail, used a [...]
Grandma’s Green Cleaning Secrets
This is a guest post from David Sterik. Enjoy! My grandmother’s knack for creating natural cleaning products came out of necessity, not environmentalism. Growing up near Escondido, Calif., during the depression money didn’t come easy. No doubt this period made a significant mark on her life. Conservation was a concept she tried to pass on to her children and grandchildren in everything she did. Whether it was buying clothes second hand at rummage sales or using every part of the chicken for m
Recycling is nothing new
Re: “Some of our mothers were ‘green’ long ago,” Sept. 6 Perspective article. Petula Dvorak hits home with me as she and her friends recount their mothers’ inventive “recycling.” In my 20s and 30s I scoffed at my Russian grandmother washing out plastic bags for re-use. Now I chuckle to myself, as I do the same for re-use or recycle. The only difference between my grandmother and me is that I have never (yet) used one of the bags as a rain bonnet! Paula Schneiderman , Centennial This le
Posts about Michael Jackson as of August 24, 2009
Michael Jackson’s Children: Vegas Weekend - freeautowallpapers.com 08/24/2009 Opting for a weekend getaway, Michael Jackson’s children were spotted spending the weekend in Las Vegas with their grandmother Katherine Jackson. The three famous progeny of the late King of Pop looked to be having a great time as they hit up the Palms Casino Resort’s pool yesterday, sipping on tropical (non-alcoholic) drinks and swimming for over two hours. Grandma Katherine kept watch over Prince Michael, Pa
Cindy Childress – Two Poems
Suicide Note I. Even the pastor argued passionately that death not define my grandfather’s life though the entire funeral service was guided mediation on his absolution from the hitherto cardinal sin. My grandmother insisted on a open casket, his toothless concave cheeks now bloated we could say he looked peaceful for once. At least it was the back of his head, my aunt whispered stroking his thick, shocked white hair. II. What of my inheritance? I don’t have my grandfather