Philosopher Grandma

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Susan Hawthorne

A sleeping, swaddled newborn.

What do I do with a newborn? A grandparent’s refresher

A pile of dozens of brightly wrapped gifts.

Fighting Stuff, holiday edition

A Grinchly take on gratitude

A Grinchly take on gratitude

A boy stands on a chair in a kitchen. On the counter is a sheet pan filled with multicolored batter for a "tie-dyed roll cake."

Doing kitchen science: Part 3, cooking and baking

An older man and a child in lab coats doing an experiment with test tubes. Lots of calculus and chemistry in chalk on the blackboard in the background.

Doing kitchen science: Part 2, household ingredients or kits

Confronting fragility, and embracing it

Confronting fragility, and embracing it