While this was written pre-Covid, it feels rather appropriate for today.Find me at @holliesallwrite on Instagram @holliegramsFB on FacebookIn every episode : Holliegrams are musings of my own take on raising a family, relationships, health, aging, local and world events, and community. They can be informative, inspiring, humourous, sad, thought-provoking, or just a pleasant way to begin your week. Please subscribe on your favorite podcast format.
I wrote this in May of 2018 after my cat was taken out by some outdoor wild things. I wasn't sure I would ever get over it but about a year ago we got Mouser. Not the same.....Find me at @holliesallwrite on Instagram @holliegramsFB on Facebook. In every episode - Holliegrams are musings of my own take on local and world events, raising a family, relationships, health, aging, and community. They can be informative, inspiring, humorous, sad, thought-provoking, or just a pleasant way to begin your week. This essay was previously published in the Family Focus section of the Union Newspaper.
Episode 23: You can do it! The power of the mind to make life happen.Find me at @holliesallwrite on Instagram @holliegramsFB on FacebookIn every episode - Holliegrams are musings of my own take on local and world events, raising a family, relationships, health, aging, and community. They can be informative, inspiring, humorous, sad, thought-provoking, or just a pleasant way to begin your week. A version of this essay was originally published in The Union Newspaper
Bullying is nothing new. I was bullied and I have been a bully. Nothing to be proud of, but am certainly aware.Find me at @holliesallwrite on Instagram @holliegramsFB on FacebookIn every episode - Holliegrams are musings of my own take on local and world events, raising a family, relationships, health, aging, and community. They can be informative, inspiring, humourous, sad, thought-provoking, or just a pleasant way to begin your week. This column was previously published in The Union Newspaper.
With 7 kids, it was bound to happen. They moved out and then they moved back in!Find me at @holliesallwrite on Instagram @holliegramsFB on FacebookIn every episode - Holliegrams are musings of my own take on local and world events, raising a family, relationships, health, aging, and community. They can be informative, inspiring, humourous, sad, thought-provoking, or just a pleasant way to begin your week. This column was previously published in The Union Newspaper.
The kids come and the kids go and the kids come back again. Find me at @holliesallwrite on Instagram @holliegramsFB on FacebookIn every episode: Holliegrams are musings of my own take on local and world events, raising a family, relationships, health, aging, and community. They can be informative, inspiring, humourous, sad, thought-provoking, or just a pleasant way to begin your week. This column was previously published in The Union Newspaper.
I am about to celebrate a birthday, which made me think about age discrimination.Find me at @holliesallwrite on Instagram @holliegramsFB on FacebookIn every episode: Holliegrams are musings of my own take on local and world events, raising a family, relationships, health, aging, and community. They can be informative, inspiring, humourous, sad, thought-provoking, or just a pleasant way to begin your week. This essay was originally published in The Union Newspaper
When people learn my husband and I have a blended family with 7 offspring, they would often throw out a comparison to that 70 something tv show....Find me at @holliesallwrite on Instagram @holliegramsFB on FacebookIn every episode - Holliegrams are musings of my own take on local and world events, raising a family, relationships, health, aging, and community. They can be informative, inspiring, humourous, sad, thought-provoking, or just a pleasant way to begin your week.
I wrote this a couple of years ago when overwhelmed by Facebook "friends." Find me at @holliesallwrite on Instagram @holliegramsFB on FacebookIn every episode - Holliegrams are musings of my own take on local and world events, raising a family, relationships, health, aging, and community. They can be informative, inspiring, humourous, sad, thought-provoking, or just a pleasant way to begin your week.
2020 was a tough one, but I didn't know that when I wrote this! I ended the year with Covid and no access to a recording studio. Bear with me, it will all be better soon.
I wrote this in 2019 when one of the big concerns was rampant mass shootings. Still relevant. I hope you enjoy it.Find me at @holliesallwrite on Instagram @holliegramsFB on FacebookIn every episode - Holliegrams are musings of my own take on local and world events, raising a family, relationships, health, aging, and community. They can be informative, inspiring, humourous, sad, thought-provoking, or just a pleasant way to begin your week.
When one of my kids mentioned they were thinking about buying a gun recently, it reminded me of a column I wrote shortly after the shooting in San Bernadino California. There has to be another way.In every episode - Holliegrams are musings of my own take on local and world events, raising a family, relationships, health, aging, and community. They can be informative, inspiring, humourous, sad, thought-provoking, or just a pleasant way to begin your week.This column was first published in The Union Newspaper on February 4, 2016.
Since recording this episode, I have packed a "Go Bag" and have prepared for an evacuation order that luckily never came. The danger is real.In every episode -Holliegrams are musings of my own take on local and world events, raising a family, relationships, health, aging, and community. They can be informative, inspiring, humourous, sad, thought-provoking, or just a pleasant way to begin your week. Find me at @holliesallwrite on Instagram @holliegramsFB on Facebook
Watching parents prepare for a new school year and thinking back to those Glory Days...In every episode -Holliegrams are musings of my own take on local and world events, raising a family, relationships, health, aging, and community. They can be informative, inspiring, humourous, sad, thought-provoking, or just a pleasant way to begin your week. Find me at @holliesallwrite on Instagram @holliegramsFB on Facebook
I am pretty sure kids are going back to school this year... I wrote this when it was a sure thing!In every episode -Holliegrams are musings of my own take on local and world events, raising a family, relationships, health, aging, and community. They can be informative, inspiring, humourous, sad, thought-provoking, or just a pleasant way to begin your week. Find me at @holliesallwrite on Instagram @holliegramsFB on Facebook
A few years and several hundred drawings later, I am still struggling. In every episode -Holliegrams are musings of my own take on local and world events, raising a family, relationships, health, aging, and community. They can be informative, inspiring, humourous, sad, thought-provoking, or just a pleasant way to begin your week. Find me at @holliesallwrite on Instagram @holliegramsFB on Facebook
A few years ago when a friend retired and I realized how busy she became. In every episode - Holliegrams are musings of my own take on local and world events, raising a family, relationships, health, aging, and community. They can be informative, inspiring, humourous, sad, thought-provoking, or just a pleasant way to begin your week. Find me at @holliesallwrite on Instagram @holliegramsFB on Facebook
I wrote this a couple of years ago-- before the pandemic -- but did forego a late night at a festival last weekend and am actually going out after dark this weekend!In every episode - Holliegrams are musings of my own take on local and world events, raising a family, relationships, health, aging, and community. They can be informative, inspiring, humourous, sad, thought-provoking, or just a pleasant way to begin your week. Find me at @holliesallwrite on Instagram @holliegramsFB on Facebook
I have a shirt that says "My wine club has a book problem." Here's to regular meetings with words and wine.In every episode - Holliegrams are musings of my own take on local and world events, raising a family, relationships, health, aging, and community. They can be informative, inspiring, humourous, sad, thought-provoking, or just a pleasant way to begin your week. Find me at @holliesallwrite on Instagram @holliegramsFB on Facebook
In continuing to work on my gratitude, I was reminded of the times I met Michael Franti and other random acts of kindness.In every episode - Holliegrams are musings of my own take on local and world events, raising a family, relationships, health, aging, and community. They can be informative, inspiring, humourous, sad, thought-provoking, or just a pleasant way to begin your week. Find me at @holliesallwrite on Instagram @holliegramsFB on Facebook