{"id":29,"date":"2019-02-25T10:58:51","date_gmt":"2019-02-25T10:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2019-05-21T10:00:26","modified_gmt":"2019-05-21T10:00:26","slug":"aging","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/aging\/","title":{"rendered":"Aging Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='full_slider_1'  class='avia-fullwidth-slider main_color avia-shadow   avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first   container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div  class='avia-slideshow av-3sllv-380087d938b2023680fde7b82a67a22c avia-slideshow-featured av_slideshow_full avia-slide-slider av-slideshow-ui av-control-default av-slideshow-manual av-loop-once av-loop-manual-endless av-default-height-applied   avia-slideshow-1' 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Remembering'>Chopping, Stirring, Remembering<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >It happened again the other day, at it has so many times in the last few months.\u00a0 And it will happen again, I have grown to accept, until, well, until it finally doesn\u2019t.\r\n\r\nI reached for my phone, an instinct rooted in countless repetitions\u2026<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/chopping-stirring-remembering\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2022-10-09T19:23:39+00:00\" >October 9, 2022<\/time><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/D885E2FC-638B-4069-A61C-88BD56AA1C38-rotated.jpeg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>2448<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>2448<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Eve Hutcherson<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>http:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/logo-g-ma-2-300x75.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Eve Hutcherson<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2019-02-25T10:58:51+00:00\" >2022-10-09 19:23:39<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2022-10-10 00:37:13<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Chopping, Stirring, Remembering<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-2408 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-2 slide-parity-even  av_one_third  real-thumbnail posttype-post post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/grump-days\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='Grump Days'><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"495\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_2468-495x400.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-2409 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2409 attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_2468-495x400.jpg 495w, https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_2468-845x684.jpg 845w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Slide: Grump Days\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/category\/aging-parents\/\" rel=\"tag\">AGING PARENTS<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/category\/mid-life-adventures\/\" rel=\"tag\">MID-LIFE ADVENTURES<\/a> <\/span><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/grump-days\/' title='Grump Days'>Grump Days<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >The morning sunlight of early spring beams through the window blinds and onto the table next to where I\u2019m sitting, spraying dapples onto my coffee cup and the oddly shaped little potted plant next to it.\u00a0 I\u2019m uncertain how long I\u2019ve been\u2026<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/grump-days\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' 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class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Grump Days<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-2338 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-3 slide-parity-odd  av_one_third  real-thumbnail posttype-post post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/the-last-best-gift\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='The Last, Best Gift'><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"495\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/box2-495x400.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1923 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1923 attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/box2-495x400.jpg 495w, https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/box2-845x684.jpg 845w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Slide: The Last, Best Gift\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/category\/aging-parents\/\" rel=\"tag\">AGING PARENTS<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/category\/mid-life-adventures\/\" rel=\"tag\">MID-LIFE ADVENTURES<\/a> <\/span><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/the-last-best-gift\/' title='The Last, Best Gift'>The Last, Best Gift<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >In a recent interview about an upcoming movie he produced, Oscar winner Denzel Washington was asked about the support he provided early in the career of the brilliant young actor Chadwick Boseman, who died earlier this year.\u00a0 Boseman, a central\u2026<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/the-last-best-gift\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2020-12-22T03:23:08+00:00\" >December 22, 2020<\/time><div class=\"slide-meta-del\">\/<\/div><div class=\"slide-meta-comments\"><a href='https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/the-last-best-gift\/#comments'>3 Comments<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/box2.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>2916<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>2064<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Eve Hutcherson<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>http:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/logo-g-ma-2-300x75.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Eve Hutcherson<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2019-02-25T10:58:51+00:00\" >2020-12-22 03:23:08<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2020-12-22 13:03:23<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>The Last, Best Gift<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><\/div><div class=\"slide-entry-wrap\"><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-2269 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-4 slide-parity-odd  av_one_third first real-thumbnail posttype-post post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/its-tea-time\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='It&#8217;s Tea Time'><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"495\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/k34lyACFTJuQe1xXUeA1tA-495x400.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-2270 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2270 attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/k34lyACFTJuQe1xXUeA1tA-495x400.jpg 495w, https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/k34lyACFTJuQe1xXUeA1tA-845x684.jpg 845w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Slide: It&#039;s Tea Time\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/category\/aging-parents\/\" rel=\"tag\">AGING PARENTS<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/category\/grandkids\/\" rel=\"tag\">GRANDKIDS<\/a> <\/span><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/its-tea-time\/' title='It&#8217;s Tea Time'>It&#8217;s Tea Time<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >The accomplished hostess knows this fundamental truth of entertaining:\u00a0 Good parties tend to grow.\r\n\r\nA little gathering at my place on a recent weekend morning started with just two guests, with my granddaughter Sis as hostess and me hovering\u2026<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/its-tea-time\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' 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Me<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >It\u2019s a surprisingly moving cinematic moment, when delivered as beautifully as this one is, to see an older man connect to a younger one by asking about his favorite stuffed toy from childhood.\u00a0 The older man is the legendary Fred Rogers,\u2026<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/old-rabbit-harry-and-me\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2020-01-12T03:25:56+00:00\" >January 12, 2020<\/time><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2wGhZxNRcq96OuYwCaJg-scaled.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>1920<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>2560<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Eve Hutcherson<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope 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posttype-post post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/the-empty-box-a-christmas-memory-2\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='The Empty Box:  A Christmas Memory'><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"495\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/box1-495x400.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1924 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1924 attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/box1-495x400.jpg 495w, https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/box1-845x684.jpg 845w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Slide: The Empty Box:  A Christmas Memory\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a 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Perhaps there was a favorite toy, a bicycle, or maybe\u2026<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/the-empty-box-a-christmas-memory-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2019-12-23T01:08:34+00:00\" >December 23, 2019<\/time><\/div><\/footer><span 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src=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_7490-3102818458-1540264866779-769x1024-495x400.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1576 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1576 attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Slide: Mystery Man\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/category\/aging-parents\/\" rel=\"tag\">AGING PARENTS<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/category\/mid-life-adventures\/\" rel=\"tag\">MID-LIFE ADVENTURES<\/a> <\/span><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/mystery-man\/' title='Mystery Man'>Mystery Man<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >\r\n\r\nIn my family, we tend to keep our history right where we can see it.\r\n\r\nThat\u2019s not because we are important, or unusually fixated on the past. \u00a0We do tend to hold on to things and use them, objects that serve a function\u2014here's a cast-iron\u2026<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/mystery-man\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  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itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/thank-you-villagers\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='Thank You, Villagers'><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"495\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/village1-495x400.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1729 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1729 attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/village1-495x400.jpg 495w, https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/village1-845x684.jpg 845w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Slide: Thank You, Villagers\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/category\/aging-parents\/\" rel=\"tag\">AGING PARENTS<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/category\/mid-life-adventures\/\" rel=\"tag\">MID-LIFE ADVENTURES<\/a> <\/span><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/thank-you-villagers\/' title='Thank You, Villagers'>Thank You, Villagers<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >\r\n\r\nMy mother turned 87 a few weeks back, so I\u2019ve spent a lot of time lately thinking about her legacy\u2014never more, of course, than around Mother\u2019s Day.\u00a0 And I remembered a time a few months ago when a kind friend told her, in my presence,\u2026<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/thank-you-villagers\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg 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itemprop='url'>https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/village1.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>768<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>1024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>G-Ma<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>http:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/logo-g-ma-2-300x75.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>G-Ma<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2019-02-25T10:58:51+00:00\" >2018-05-12 23:51:58<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2019-06-07 14:55:04<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Thank You, Villagers<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-1229 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-9 slide-parity-odd  av_one_third  real-thumbnail posttype-post post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/easters-oak-leaf\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='Easter&#8217;s Oak Leaf'><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/easter.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1739 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1739 attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Slide: Easter&#039;s Oak Leaf\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/category\/aging-parents\/\" rel=\"tag\">AGING PARENTS<\/a> <\/span><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/easters-oak-leaf\/' title='Easter&#8217;s Oak Leaf'>Easter&#8217;s Oak Leaf<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >\r\n\r\nI saw Death\r\nAnd I grieved, right then\r\nStock still, I recalled the you of summers past, at your finest\r\nSuave sentinel, on duty at the front door\r\nLoosely, artistically lounging at your post\r\nTerribly handsome, careless and oblivious to\u2026<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/easters-oak-leaf\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span 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class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/easter.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>225<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>300<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>G-Ma<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>http:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/logo-g-ma-2-300x75.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>G-Ma<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2019-02-25T10:58:51+00:00\" >2018-03-30 21:31:43<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2019-06-07 15:13:11<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Easter&#8217;s Oak Leaf<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><\/div><div class=\"slide-entry-wrap\"><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-1182 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-10 slide-parity-odd  av_one_third first real-thumbnail posttype-post post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/recycling-holiday-memories\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='Recycling Holiday Memories'><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"495\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/rec1-495x400.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1791 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1791 attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/rec1-495x400.jpg 495w, https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/rec1-845x684.jpg 845w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Slide: Recycling Holiday Memories\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/category\/aging-parents\/\" rel=\"tag\">AGING PARENTS<\/a> <\/span><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/recycling-holiday-memories\/' title='Recycling Holiday Memories'>Recycling Holiday Memories<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >\r\n\r\nAnd here we are: The Holiday Aftermath has arrived.\r\n\r\nIf you are among the fortunate for whom the holidays brought fellowship and giving and celebration, you may hope that memories of those times will sustain you as you face the stark days\u2026<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/recycling-holiday-memories\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2018-01-03T17:27:00+00:00\" >January 3, 2018<\/time><div class=\"slide-meta-del\">\/<\/div><div class=\"slide-meta-comments\"><a href='https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/recycling-holiday-memories\/#comments'>1 Comment<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/rec1.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>768<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>1024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>G-Ma<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>http:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/logo-g-ma-2-300x75.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>G-Ma<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2019-02-25T10:58:51+00:00\" >2018-01-03 17:27:00<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2019-06-07 15:21:45<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Recycling Holiday Memories<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-1170 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-11 slide-parity-even  av_one_third  real-thumbnail posttype-post post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/advent-revisited\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='Advent, Revisited'><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"495\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/acorn-advent-blur-278508-495x400.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1686 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1686 attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/acorn-advent-blur-278508-495x400.jpg 495w, https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/acorn-advent-blur-278508-845x684.jpg 845w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Slide: Advent, Revisited\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/category\/aging-parents\/\" rel=\"tag\">AGING PARENTS<\/a> <\/span><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/advent-revisited\/' title='Advent, Revisited'>Advent, Revisited<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >\r\n\r\nI noticed the other day that Christmas is back.\r\n\r\nThe signs were small, but distinct. I went looking for my holiday coffee mugs, grinning as I liberated them from an upper shelf, where they had been imprisoned for four straight calendar\u2026<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/advent-revisited\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2017-12-10T16:40:42+00:00\" >December 10, 2017<\/time><div class=\"slide-meta-del\">\/<\/div><div class=\"slide-meta-comments\"><a href='https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/advent-revisited\/#comments'>2 Comments<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/acorn-advent-blur-278508.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>4000<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>6000<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>G-Ma<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>http:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/logo-g-ma-2-300x75.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>G-Ma<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2019-02-25T10:58:51+00:00\" >2017-12-10 16:40:42<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2019-06-07 15:22:36<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Advent, Revisited<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-1025 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-12 slide-parity-odd  av_one_third  real-thumbnail posttype-post post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/the-invincible-mm\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='The Invincible MM'><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"495\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/village3-495x400.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1727 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1727 attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/village3-495x400.jpg 495w, https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/village3-845x684.jpg 845w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Slide: The Invincible MM\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/category\/aging-parents\/\" rel=\"tag\">AGING PARENTS<\/a> <\/span><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/the-invincible-mm\/' title='The Invincible MM'>The Invincible MM<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >\r\n\r\nA few years back, a well-intentioned therapist probing my history for signposts tried to steer me down the Mother Track.\u00a0 It must be routine and fruitful territory in her line of work.\u00a0 It was high on her list of questions, and she seemed\u2026<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/the-invincible-mm\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2017-06-19T21:03:35+00:00\" >June 19, 2017<\/time><div class=\"slide-meta-del\">\/<\/div><div class=\"slide-meta-comments\"><a href='https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/the-invincible-mm\/#comments'>5 Comments<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/village3.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>1280<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>The Invincible MM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><\/div><div class=\"slide-entry-wrap\"><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-924 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-13 slide-parity-odd  av_one_third first real-thumbnail posttype-post post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/listen-here-that-much-i-can-do\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='Listen, here:  That much, I can do'><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"495\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/lis1-495x400.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1847 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1847 attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/lis1-495x400.jpg 495w, https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/lis1-845x684.jpg 845w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Slide: Listen, here:  That much, I can do\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/category\/aging-parents\/\" rel=\"tag\">AGING PARENTS<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/category\/grandkids\/\" rel=\"tag\">GRANDKIDS<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/category\/mid-life-adventures\/\" rel=\"tag\">MID-LIFE ADVENTURES<\/a> <\/span><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/listen-here-that-much-i-can-do\/' title='Listen, here:  That much, I can do'>Listen, here:  That much, I can do<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >\r\n\r\nThe status of grandmother was bestowed on me six years ago last month.\u00a0 Oddly, it didn\u2019t come with a manual.\u00a0 Though it is surely one of life's richest blessings, I\u2019m still trying to figure out how to do it.\r\n\r\nThere must be others\u2026<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/listen-here-that-much-i-can-do\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2017-04-02T17:43:24+00:00\" >April 2, 2017<\/time><div class=\"slide-meta-del\">\/<\/div><div class=\"slide-meta-comments\"><a href='https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/listen-here-that-much-i-can-do\/#comments'>2 Comments<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/lis1.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>763<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>1024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>G-Ma<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>http:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/logo-g-ma-2-300x75.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>G-Ma<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2019-02-25T10:58:51+00:00\" >2017-04-02 17:43:24<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2019-06-07 15:38:42<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Listen, here:  That much, I can do<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-656 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-14 slide-parity-even  av_one_third  real-thumbnail posttype-post post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/what-the-mirror-asked\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='What the Mirror Asked'><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"495\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/kjh-495x400.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1866 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1866 attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/kjh-495x400.jpg 495w, https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/kjh-845x684.jpg 845w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Slide: What the Mirror Asked\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/category\/aging-parents\/\" rel=\"tag\">AGING PARENTS<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/category\/mid-life-adventures\/\" rel=\"tag\">MID-LIFE ADVENTURES<\/a> <\/span><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/what-the-mirror-asked\/' title='What the Mirror Asked'>What the Mirror Asked<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >\r\n\r\nLike so many Americans, G-ma has been diverted from her usual ruminations on grandchildren and family and turned instead to pondering this historic time in our nation.\r\n\r\nAnyone with their eyes open in America this week has watched shock\u2026<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/what-the-mirror-asked\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2016-11-13T12:11:47+00:00\" >November 13, 2016<\/time><div class=\"slide-meta-del\">\/<\/div><div class=\"slide-meta-comments\"><a href='https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/what-the-mirror-asked\/#comments'>1 Comment<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/kjh.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>1632<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>1216<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>G-Ma<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>http:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/logo-g-ma-2-300x75.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>G-Ma<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2019-02-25T10:58:51+00:00\" >2016-11-13 12:11:47<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2019-06-07 15:45:33<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>What the Mirror Asked<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-570 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-15 slide-parity-odd  av_one_third  real-thumbnail posttype-post post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/on-sibling-bonds-and-remembering-jane\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='On Sibling Bonds, and Remembering Jane'><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"495\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/jane1-495x400.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1751 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1751 attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/jane1-495x400.jpg 495w, https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/jane1-845x684.jpg 845w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Slide: On Sibling Bonds, and Remembering Jane\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/category\/aging-parents\/\" rel=\"tag\">AGING PARENTS<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/category\/grandkids\/\" rel=\"tag\">GRANDKIDS<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/category\/mid-life-adventures\/\" rel=\"tag\">MID-LIFE ADVENTURES<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/category\/siblings-2\/\" rel=\"tag\">SIBLINGS<\/a> <\/span><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/on-sibling-bonds-and-remembering-jane\/' title='On Sibling Bonds, and Remembering Jane'>On Sibling Bonds, and Remembering Jane<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >\r\n\r\nIt\u2019s a funny thing about sisters and brothers.\r\n\r\nYou might long for them if you don\u2019t have any.\u00a0 But if you do, nothing in your life will ever drive you nuts in quite the same fashion.\u00a0 That is, if you are like most of humanity.\r\n\r\nOurs\u2026<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/on-sibling-bonds-and-remembering-jane\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2016-09-05T13:41:49+00:00\" >September 5, 2016<\/time><div class=\"slide-meta-del\">\/<\/div><div class=\"slide-meta-comments\"><a href='https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/on-sibling-bonds-and-remembering-jane\/#comments'>9 Comments<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/jane1.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>765<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>1024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>G-Ma<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>http:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/logo-g-ma-2-300x75.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>G-Ma<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2019-02-25T10:58:51+00:00\" >2016-09-05 13:41:49<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2019-06-07 15:47:59<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>On Sibling Bonds, and Remembering Jane<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><\/div><div class=\"slide-entry-wrap\"><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-487 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-16 slide-parity-odd  av_one_third first real-thumbnail posttype-post post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/the-journey-ahead-continued\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='The Journey Ahead: Continued'><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"495\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/journey1-495x400.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1761 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1761 attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/journey1-495x400.jpg 495w, https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/journey1-845x684.jpg 845w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Slide: The Journey Ahead: Continued\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/category\/aging-parents\/\" rel=\"tag\">AGING PARENTS<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/category\/siblings-2\/\" rel=\"tag\">SIBLINGS<\/a> <\/span><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/the-journey-ahead-continued\/' title='The Journey Ahead: Continued'>The Journey Ahead: Continued<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >\r\n\r\nAn age-old instinct was triggered the other day, when I was feeling pretty sorry for myself, felled by a nasty stomach virus and trapped at home, recovering but still weak and irritable.\r\n\r\nI wanted my Mom.\r\n\r\nA little old for that, aren\u2019t\u2026<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/the-journey-ahead-continued\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2016-06-19T12:02:17+00:00\" >June 19, 2016<\/time><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/journey1.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>768<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>1024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>G-Ma<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>http:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/logo-g-ma-2-300x75.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>G-Ma<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2019-02-25T10:58:51+00:00\" >2016-06-19 12:02:17<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2019-06-07 15:50:48<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>The Journey Ahead: Continued<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-376 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-17 slide-parity-even  av_one_third  real-thumbnail posttype-post post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/theres-no-friend-like-an-old-friend\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='There&#8217;s No Friend Like an Old Friend'><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"495\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/fr1-495x400.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1912 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1912 attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/fr1-495x400.jpg 495w, https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/fr1-845x684.jpg 845w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Slide: There&#039;s No Friend Like an Old Friend\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/category\/aging-parents\/\" rel=\"tag\">AGING PARENTS<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/category\/mid-life-adventures\/\" rel=\"tag\">MID-LIFE ADVENTURES<\/a> <\/span><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/theres-no-friend-like-an-old-friend\/' title='There&#8217;s No Friend Like an Old Friend'>There&#8217;s No Friend Like an Old Friend<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >\r\n\r\nThe first time I saw her, she was sitting alone in the bleachers, a row or two above and to the side of my little cluster of friends as we waited for the pep rally to start.\u00a0 We were freshmen in high school, that tender, socially feverish\u2026<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/theres-no-friend-like-an-old-friend\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon 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itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/fr1.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>1280<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>960<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>G-Ma<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>http:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/logo-g-ma-2-300x75.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>G-Ma<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2019-02-25T10:58:51+00:00\" >2016-04-10 17:53:32<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2019-06-07 15:54:48<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>There&#8217;s No Friend Like an Old Friend<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-225 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-18 slide-parity-odd  av_one_third  real-thumbnail posttype-post post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/the-journey-ahead\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='The Journey Ahead'><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"495\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/journey4-495x400.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1758 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1758 attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/journey4-495x400.jpg 495w, https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/journey4-845x684.jpg 845w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Slide: The Journey Ahead\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/category\/aging-parents\/\" rel=\"tag\">AGING PARENTS<\/a> <\/span><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/the-journey-ahead\/' title='The Journey Ahead'>The Journey Ahead<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >\r\n\r\nThose of us who reach mid-life (a time-frame with a definition that seems to stretch, these days, thank heavens) and still have one or both of our parents are among the very fortunate, indeed.\u00a0 And as the journey continues, inevitably we\u2026<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/the-journey-ahead\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" 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itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/spirits-in-treasures-and-handing-down-the-ancestral-seat\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='Spirits in Treasures and Handing Down the Ancestral Seat'><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"495\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/ritz1-495x400.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1773 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1773 attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/ritz1-495x400.jpg 495w, https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/ritz1-845x684.jpg 845w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Slide: Spirits in Treasures and Handing Down the Ancestral Seat\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/category\/aging-parents\/\" rel=\"tag\">AGING PARENTS<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/category\/mid-life-adventures\/\" rel=\"tag\">MID-LIFE ADVENTURES<\/a> <\/span><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/spirits-in-treasures-and-handing-down-the-ancestral-seat\/' title='Spirits in Treasures and Handing Down the Ancestral Seat'>Spirits in Treasures and Handing Down the Ancestral Seat<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >\r\n\r\nA few years back I read a fascinating book about Te Maori, the first U. S. exhibition of ancient art from the native Maori people of New Zealand. The opening of the exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum in New York was preceded by elaborate\u2026<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/spirits-in-treasures-and-handing-down-the-ancestral-seat\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2016-01-24T18:10:30+00:00\" >January 24, 2016<\/time><div class=\"slide-meta-del\">\/<\/div><div class=\"slide-meta-comments\"><a href='https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/spirits-in-treasures-and-handing-down-the-ancestral-seat\/#comments'>4 Comments<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/ritz1.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>768<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>1024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>G-Ma<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>http:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/logo-g-ma-2-300x75.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>G-Ma<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2019-02-25T10:58:51+00:00\" >2016-01-24 18:10:30<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2019-06-07 15:58:00<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Spirits in Treasures and Handing Down the Ancestral Seat<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-123 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-20 slide-parity-even  post-entry-last  av_one_third  real-thumbnail posttype-post post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/the-empty-box-a-christmas-memory\/' data-rel='slide-1' class='slide-image' title='The Empty Box:  A Christmas Memory'><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"495\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/box1-495x400.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1924 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1924 attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/box1-495x400.jpg 495w, https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/box1-845x684.jpg 845w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Slide: The Empty Box:  A Christmas Memory\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/category\/aging-parents\/\" rel=\"tag\">AGING PARENTS<\/a> <\/span><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/the-empty-box-a-christmas-memory\/' title='The Empty Box:  A Christmas Memory'>The Empty Box:  A Christmas Memory<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >\r\n\r\nIf you are inclined this time of year to reminiscing about Christmases past, like so many of us of a certain age, you might linger on memories of treasured gifts you received as a child. Perhaps there was a favorite toy, a bicycle, or maybe\u2026<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/the-empty-box-a-christmas-memory\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2015-12-24T13:39:42+00:00\" >December 24, 2015<\/time><div class=\"slide-meta-del\">\/<\/div><div class=\"slide-meta-comments\"><a href='https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/the-empty-box-a-christmas-memory\/#comments'>4 Comments<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/box1.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>768<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>1024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>G-Ma<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>http:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/logo-g-ma-2-300x75.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>G-Ma<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2019-02-25T10:58:51+00:00\" >2015-12-24 13:39:42<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2019-06-07 15:59:27<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>The Empty Box:  A Christmas Memory<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-29","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmachronicles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}