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Lesson 40: Epilogue
Everything comes to an end. This week I have been trying to find the right words to bring Gran Lessons to its logical conclusion. It has been difficult…
Dec 8, 2023
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Lesson 39: Life in a picture frame
Imagine your life in a picture frame. I see myself in this frame and the people that I love. There are things that we have done together. There is a…
Dec 1, 2023
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November 2023
Lesson 38: You're never too old to travel
I had been in many schools, but none quite like the Harley School in Rochester, NY. It was a private school, but it felt open and kind, almost like an…
Nov 17, 2023
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Lesson 37: Alone and lonely are not the same thing
At the top of our house, high in the attic is our guest room. It wasn’t always that way. Before…a long time ago, it was Harold’s tool shop…
Nov 10, 2023
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Lesson 36: We know not when, we know not how
Harold never accepted the end of his own life. It was late in 2011 when a cheerful nurse would visit our home each evening to help him consume a…
Nov 3, 2023
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October 2023
Lesson 35: Show them how something works
Do you remember my piano? At the time of writing, I have owned and loved that instrument for eighty-two years. Hundreds of children have sat on the…
Oct 27, 2023
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Lesson 34: Never speak ill of anyone
In Chile, we ate following very clear guidelines. “First the meat and then the vegetables,” we were told, in broken English. Never together. There was…
Oct 20, 2023
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One week later...
Morning everyone, I’ve been laid low with a virus this week, unfortunately. After speaking with Gran yesterday it became clear that I wasn’t going to…
Oct 13, 2023
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Lesson 33: Feel small in this majestic universe
Walking in the Himalayas was the experience of a lifetime, although I found myself wracked with guilt for the plight of our Sherpas. We arrived in…
Oct 6, 2023
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September 2023
Lesson 32: Enjoy normal weekends
I loved the weekends. Andy and Gilly would often arrive first, making it up to our house in a fraction of the time that it took Ian, more than likely…
Sep 29, 2023
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Lesson 31: This is where we find peace
My youngest Grandson Thom was tiny when we began hiking in the mountains as a family. Andy, his father, would tie him to a rope and to the rocky, narrow…
Sep 22, 2023
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Lesson 30: Lean on your friends now, for next year they will lean on you
Loss comes to us all in the end. For a long time, the pain of losing Sue was intensely physical. I’d sit down to try and distract myself, picking up a…
Sep 15, 2023
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