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Share a memory of your grandparents (or another older friend).

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Posted on Jul 24th, 2007 by Gaia Team : Gaia Team Gaia Team
Sometimes it seems that aging is not honored much in today's world, but there's so much to be appreciated about the process.
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My grandpa took me down...

Posted on Sep 28th, 2007 by Elke : Silent Rock Elke

My grandpa took me down the slope of the hill in the snow, when we were on holiday in winter. Very exciting! In summer he took me fishing with him in a boat on the... More »

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One of my most vivid...

Posted on Sep 15th, 2007 by Apollo : Frozen Truth Apollo

One of my most vivid memories of my grandmother is from the last few months of her life, as she was dying of cancer. I was spending a few hours with her in the evening... More »

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My grandparents were amazing people. ...

Posted on Aug 5th, 2007 by yarculdragonlord : Realized Wyrm yarculdragonlord

My grandparents were amazing people.  All of them worked through terrible difficulties to raise their children and have a life that was decent.  They raised their children to be onest and wonderful people.  Luckily their... More »

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My grandparents would come and...

Posted on Aug 4th, 2007 by Piata : pathfinder Piata

My grandparents would come and visit us once a year.  They lived in Los Angeles and we lived in Seattle.,  We also would go there about every other year.  They would come on the train,... More »

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  This is a rather...

Posted on Jul 31st, 2007 by Laura : graceriver Laura

  This is a rather formal, young-voiced piece I began writing about five years ago and recently added onto with the commentary about the foodways. It's morphing into something else, I think.   Lately when I... More »

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I'm not sure how old...

Posted on Jul 31st, 2007 by Iphigeneia : Budding Rose Iphigeneia

I'm not sure how old I was, I must've been about 6 years old. It was around Christmas, which was when we'd get together with the whole family and celebrate Christmas and my grandfather's birthday,... More »

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When my father turned into...

Posted on Jul 28th, 2007 by Farland : almost human Farland

When my father turned into a grandfather he became everyone's Grandfather mine too. We called him Opa. When I was little and making things from wood in the Summer with my brothers we would come... More »

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When I was around seven...

Posted on Jul 27th, 2007 by Clementine : Conscious Cornucopia Clementine

When I was around seven years old, my grandma and I would go for little sporatic trips. Sometimes we would drive to Castroville or Floresville, sometimes we'd just drive. We'd listen to Kono 101.1, a... More »

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I dont have to many...

Posted on Jul 27th, 2007 by Daniela

I dont have to many fond memories of my grandparents, really , I dont have much to share in that department.... mabe some other time....

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The first thing that popped...

Posted on Jul 27th, 2007 by WebWeaver

The first thing that popped into my mind what that my Grandma used to bring me her pennies. I think it was the 1st thing we would do together. I was a change of life... More »

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