Category Archives: Grandchildren

Bubbles

Happy Memorial Day Sunday, Dear Readers!  It’s great to be back from Boston to share this long holiday weekend with you. I had a wonderful time. TBF accompanied me and together we explored Beantown from the North End to the … Continue reading

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Up and Down

Rats!  Two weeks ago, my three year and a half year old grandson Sam broke his elbow jumping from a pillow fort. Ouch. Poor little guy. Sam was just another casualty of the latest wave of blizzards that have buffeted … Continue reading

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Darwin

(Photo by Natasha Tofias) That’s yours truly, Dear Readers, being “Gran” on my annual Christmas trip to Boston.  And those are my grandchildren- Carly (Caroline) age one and a half in my lap and Sam age three and half on … Continue reading

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MIA

You’ll notice, Dear Readers, there is no photograph at the top of today’s blog post. Well, thereby hangs a tale… I am back from a trip west to to meet my new grandson, Hendrix Benjamin Roffe. He was born in … Continue reading

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The High Road

Happy 2017, Dear Readers.  I hope this year will be wonderful for all. This post was supposed to be about my New Year’s resolution.  I had resolved, that in 2017, I was going to be a kinder, gentler version of … Continue reading

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The Namesake

That’s my grandson- and future wearer of the Master’s hallowed green jacket- Sam. He lives in Boston with his mother, Natasha, his father, Zach, and his three month old sister, Caroline, aka Carly.   This post is about how Sam … Continue reading

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“That’s Nice.”

Bright and early the other morning, my daughter Natasha face-timed me from Boston. “Hi, Mom, we’re back and Sam wanted to say hi.” (My grandson Sam was entirely engrossed in his train set but when he heard the face-time sound, … Continue reading

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Postcard From Boston

Hello, Mr. and Mrs. America and all the ships at sea.  This is Sam Tofias, your roving cub reporter, checking in from Boston, Mass.  I’m writing this blog post today because my Gran is still recovering from her whirlwind Christmas … Continue reading

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