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Welcome to the Education with Grandma Blog
Below you will find essays, articles and posts. To read about a specific topic, click on one of the links below and scroll down.


Barbara Frandsen
Jul 16, 2022
A Look at Dyslexia and Dysgraphia
Although every single child brings unique qualities to the learning process, there are some who deserve all the patience and faith...


Barbara Frandsen
Jul 16, 2022
Snobbery Slipping and Slithering Away
May 23, 2016: Looking out the RV windows at the lavish vegetation of the Ozark Mountains, I marveled at God’s creation. Both deserts and...


Barbara Frandsen
Jul 16, 2022
Enjoying the Ferocious, Trivial, Fanciful, and Significant
Saturday, May 21, 2016 Just when I decided that the fun of our trip exceeded all expectations, it got better! We received a wonderful...


Barbara Frandsen
Jul 16, 2022
Honoring Traditions and History
Out of respect for Colonel Sanders, we agreed that a visit to Kentucky would not be complete without some golden fried chicken. To that...


Barbara Frandsen
Jul 16, 2022
Turtle-ing Down the Road —Are We Home Yet?
Like turtles, people who live in RVs carry their homes with them. Being “home” depends on where we park. Although I doubt we will live...


Barbara Frandsen
Jul 16, 2022
Vocabulary Lessons Color Our Adventures
I could feel my Aunt Maggie twitching in her grave as we sat in the “waiting area lounge” of a Cummins repair shop. If you knew Miss...


Barbara Frandsen
Jul 16, 2022
Prepared for All Emergencies — or Not
It would be less than candid if I did not confess that occasionally, Chris and I face complications with our nomadic lifestyle. When we...


Barbara Frandsen
Jul 16, 2022
Homeless Adventurers Find Two NOT Ordinary Events
Just as seeing ducks waddle down a red carpet at the Peabody Hotel is the “thing” to do in Memphis, attending the Grand Ole Opry sits at...


Barbara Frandsen
Jul 16, 2022
Learning Teenage Lessons About Boys
To Our Granddaughter, Boyfriends — on my goodness! Boys can be tantalizing, terrific, and terrifying. Some of life’s biggest bumps occur...


Barbara Frandsen
Jul 16, 2022
To Gamble or Not to Gamble - Vicksburg, Mississippi
Monday, May 2, 2016 Gambling money away in a casino has never been one of my chief aspirations. However, there we sat in a motorhome...
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