http://barbarafalconernewhall.com/2010/04/03/a-case-of-the-human-condition-peters-fast-track-grandmother/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-case-of-the-human-condition-peters-fast-track-grandmother Journalist Barbara Falconer Newhall reports from the the second half of life -- on books, writing . . . her husband, house, aging relatives and grown-up kids. Sat, 12 May 2012 18:49:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://barbarafalconernewhall.com/2010/04/03/a-case-of-the-human-condition-peters-fast-track-grandmother/comment-page-1/#comment-10868 admin Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:14:53 +0000 http://barbarafalconernewhall.com/?p=4697#comment-10868 Sounds like Ruth to me! And ... she wrote a book at age 80. Sounds like Ruth to me! And … she wrote a book at age 80.

]]> http://barbarafalconernewhall.com/2010/04/03/a-case-of-the-human-condition-peters-fast-track-grandmother/comment-page-1/#comment-10853 Pamela Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:11:29 +0000 http://barbarafalconernewhall.com/?p=4697#comment-10853 She was my godmother!... and a fabulous one... a heroine.. a role model... an inspiration ... a sage ... a supporter ... an amazing cook (who else makes crepes by heating the bottom of the pan and then dipping the bottom into the batter -- cooks really fast! Who else could put one engine from one of Scott's cars into another car before he came home ... or design and install an entire automatic sprinkler system?.. Ruth! She was my godmother!… and a fabulous one… a heroine.. a role model… an inspiration … a sage … a supporter … an amazing cook (who else makes crepes by heating the bottom of the pan and then dipping the bottom into the batter — cooks really fast! Who else could put one engine from one of Scott’s cars into another car before he came home … or design and install an entire automatic sprinkler system?.. Ruth!

]]> http://barbarafalconernewhall.com/2010/04/03/a-case-of-the-human-condition-peters-fast-track-grandmother/comment-page-1/#comment-2826 admin Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:54:46 +0000 http://barbarafalconernewhall.com/?p=4697#comment-2826 I was really lucky to have Ruth. She was a great mother-in-law. I was really lucky to have Ruth. She was a great mother-in-law.

]]> http://barbarafalconernewhall.com/2010/04/03/a-case-of-the-human-condition-peters-fast-track-grandmother/comment-page-1/#comment-2825 Jessica Tue, 06 Apr 2010 23:51:06 +0000 http://barbarafalconernewhall.com/?p=4697#comment-2825 Loved this. Very funny. We all need someone like Ruth in our lives! Loved this. Very funny. We all need someone like Ruth in our lives!

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