If you were to go to my house and you went over to my study area you would see a have a kind of desk, a chair, and a lamp. The desk actually contains a sewing machine in the inside that used to belong to my mother. God rest her soul. Main reason I use this as a desk it that it is one of the few places in my house where I have a flat surface that is not cluttered with odds and ends. Also this desk is in a centrally located place in the dining room right next to the dining table. The dining room itself is right next to the kitchen on one side and on the other side it opens up to the living room which flows into the front entry way. There is a healthy amount of windows in the living room which both let in the natural light and gives me a view
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My grandmother told me how when she and my grandfather first knew each other that my grandfather was a drummer in a band. It was not a famous or rather well know band, just a band that would play at events or gigs wherever they could find them. Maybe that’s why my grandfather wears hearing aids now, but then again don’t all people of a certain age start needing hearing aids? As they started to get more settled, my grandfather became an employee of the Bell Telephone company. Years later he would retire from the telephone. My grandfather is still a company man; my grandmother can back me up on this. My grandfather still likes AT&T for his service, Ford for his automobile (back when he used to drive), and Fox News for his news. He likes to watch cable channels such as: History, Discovery channel, and Science. I have been able to bond with him over this. We both like to watch: Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune, and Pawn …show more content…
I am reminded of how lucky I am to have both of my grandparents still alive. I think about how we, as a society, put our elderly in a nursing home the moment it becomes inconvenient to take care of them ourselves. Society has its stereotypes of senior citizens: cranky, crazy, and people who ramble on and on about nonsense. It 's not true I tell you! With age comes wisdom. If we take the time to listen to our elderly, when can begin to humanize them in our minds and see them as real people. Get to know your grandparents. Call them up on the phone once in a while. Talk to them. You might just discover a new
My grandmother told me how when she and my grandfather first knew each other that my grandfather was a drummer in a band. It was not a famous or rather well know band, just a band that would play at events or gigs wherever they could find them. Maybe that’s why my grandfather wears hearing aids now, but then again don’t all people of a certain age start needing hearing aids? As they started to get more settled, my grandfather became an employee of the Bell Telephone company. Years later he would retire from the telephone. My grandfather is still a company man; my grandmother can back me up on this. My grandfather still likes AT&T for his service, Ford for his automobile (back when he used to drive), and Fox News for his news. He likes to watch cable channels such as: History, Discovery channel, and Science. I have been able to bond with him over this. We both like to watch: Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune, and Pawn …show more content…
I am reminded of how lucky I am to have both of my grandparents still alive. I think about how we, as a society, put our elderly in a nursing home the moment it becomes inconvenient to take care of them ourselves. Society has its stereotypes of senior citizens: cranky, crazy, and people who ramble on and on about nonsense. It 's not true I tell you! With age comes wisdom. If we take the time to listen to our elderly, when can begin to humanize them in our minds and see them as real people. Get to know your grandparents. Call them up on the phone once in a while. Talk to them. You might just discover a new