About Me

I am a Canadian senior and as you scroll through my lenses my hope is that you will enjoy the journey and learn something new along the way.

A Grandmother's Love

To all grandmothers, whose wisdom, courage and love have paved the path for future generations - we thank you! A Grandmother is someone with silver in their hair and gold in their hearts Grandmothers are voices of the past. Role models of the pres...

1950 - Music, Movies and Cars

.....1950 "Goodnight, Irene" by Gordon Jenkins and The Weavers was #1 for 13 weeks ....in 1950 Pillsbury and General Mills introduce prepared cake mixes. ....1950 Lincoln as used by Harry S. Truman, Dwight Esenhower, and John F Kennedy Great Colle...

1959 - Music, Movies and Cars

---1959 Frankie Avalon's songs "Venus" and "Why" both went to #1 ---1959 Danny's Coffee Shops are renamed Denny's. ---1959 Maxwell House inaugurates the 'Good to the last drop' ad campaign. ---1959 The one billionth can of Spam was sold. Further,...

Golden Retrievers - Dogs with Hearts of Gold.

Goldens shower you with unconditional love - take good care of them.   One stop shopping for all things Golden is here. Golden Retrievers are not our whole lives, but they make our lives whole.  Golden Retrievers are often used as s...

Hyenas Laugh?

Spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta) are social carnivores that live in groups called clans. Each clan is composed of multiple matrilines of adult females and their offspring, as well as one or more adult immigrant males. source:MSU Are you smarter than a...

Small Gardens for Small Spaces

Are you ready for spring yet? Start shopping here for some fresh, new ideas. Plant a herb garden. Meeting the challenge of creating a delightful garden in a small space. No space is too small to make a big impact! Keep the rhododendron small but big...

1958 - Music, Movies and Cars

Listen to Purple People Eater here - You will love it! ---1958 "The Purple People Eater" was written and performed by Sheb Wooley and reached #1 in the Billboard pop charts in 1958. ---1958 Jolly Green Giant was born. He appears on TV, but...

Grandma's Favorite Recipes

Recipes and memories of the good old days. Recipe books filled with heirlooms from Grandma's kitchen. These special books can be purchased here. Remember - Grandma's never run out of hugs or cookies. http://www.squidoo.com/grandmasrecipes/#module1759443 h...

Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest

An introduction to a brilliant show of wildflowers from British Columbia, Washington and Oregon. (Lupinus arcticus) a.k.a. arctic lupine is one of the more common wildflowers in British Columbia. (photo to the left)

Teddy Bears World - We Care

Support Teddy Bear charities for children and seniors. Give a teddy bear to-day. Featuring 5 Teddy Bear Charities for Kids and Seniors http://www.squidoo.com/teddybears_fun/#module1289954 I asked my granddaughter "Why do you love your teddy bears?...

Daily Healthy Cooking with your Crockpot

This lens received the prestigious "Lens of the Day" badge on Oct. 25, 2006. Very popular - NEW - Sport designed Crockpots ! for the next big game party or Nascar Race.  FREE slow cooker Hot Chicken Wings recipe There's nothing as sati...

Save the Panda 101

Ultimate Pandas - NEW Panda DVD.  The world has been waiting for this DVD that has been 3 years in the making!  Giant Panda - Learn  how to adopt a wild panda.  Learn how to have a Save the Panda Party! Giant pandas are black-and-...

Genealogy is Fun for the Entire Family

Genealogy is the study of family ancestries & histories. These are activities that are enjoyable and often amusing; and you will say, "I do it for the fun of it"! Don't forget to keep your family antiques.  Antiques are ob...

Patio Gardens and Furniture

A garden will reduce stress and promote better health.    A patio garden is an outdoor garden space generally used for dining or recreation that often adjoins a residence and is typically paved. Specifically, it may refer to a roofless inner...

Kidney Dialysis - Finding Support. Dedicated to AnnaRuth

Your Doctor announces that you will require dialysis the rest of your life.  You don't hear the rest of his words as your world is spinning in disbelief and even denial.  As you are whisked off for your first dialysis treatment an overwhelm...

Bobcats 101

Bobcats are curious, like cats, but they are very shy and never come up to people. They do not make good pets. Bobcats have very sharp teeth and are carnivorous (eating only meat.) The bobcat's scientific name, Felis Rufus, has to do with the cat fam...

Baby Raccoons Video Showcase

Baby raccoons are called kits. Baby raccoons are frequently left abandoned and need assistance from rehabilitators. Baby raccoons require a special diet and can suffer serious damage if fed the wrong formula.  Therefore assistance should be left t...

Canadian Curling History

The game of curling was invented in Scotland. The game of curling was already in existence in Scotland in the early sixteenth century as evidenced by a curling stone inscribed with the date 1511, uncovered along with another bearing the date 1551, wh...

Reel Green. Reel Healthy.

The environment will benefit from less pollution. People will benefit from less pollution and less noise. Therefore your health will benefit. Your grass will benefit as reel cut lawns produce greener and healthier grass.

Bears 101

Common characteristics of bears include a short tail, excellent senses of smell and hearing, five un-retractable claws, and long, dense, shaggy fur. Bears have a large body with powerful limbs. They are capable of standing up on their hind legs. They...

Dolphins and Porpoises 101

Dolphins are the most amazing creatures on Earth. Like fish, they spend all their lives in the sea. But unlike fish, they breathe air, have warm blood and suckle their young.  Dolphin Charities are listed first in my lens for a reason - they dese...

1954 - Music, Movies and Cars

---1954 "Sh-Boom" by The Crew-Cuts ran 7 weeks as #1 on the Hit Parade ---1954 TV dinners are introduced. C.A. Swanson & Sons introduced the first TV dinner: roast turkey with stuffing and gravy, sweet potatoes and peas. It sold for 98 c...

Schnauzers - A delightful Companion

Schnauzer: The name Schnauzer comes from the German word for moustache because of the dogs' distinctively furry noses. Schnauzers are notably intelligent, have a friendly personality and a mischievous sense of humor.  Schnauzers are also very loy...

Word Games

No further description is needed. Mark Twain is known to have said, "If I had more time, I would have written less." Here is where you will find what is NEW. Did you know there is a SUPER delux scrabble game? Game comes with 200 Tiles ( compared to...

1955 - Music, Movies and Cars

---1955 The summer of 1955 Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley & His Comets hit the charts and teenagers rocked the summer away. I was one of them! ---1955 Disneyland opened in Anaheim, California. ---1955 The first microwave oven for home use was...

Family and Friends

"Fill your days with Acts of Kindness!" Family Ties Family Ties Are precious things Woven through the years, of laughter, love and tears. Family ties are cherished things forged in childhood days, by love of parents deep and true, by tradition...

Amazing Race

Anyone heard when TAR 13 is airing? Leave a message :) The winner of TAR 12 is TK and RACHEL!! CONGRATULATIONS TK & RACHEL!

101 Salt and Pepper Shakers

Salt and Pepper Shaker collecting is more than a hobby for some people it is a profitable passion. Did you know there are large Salt and Pepper Clubs in the USA and UK?

Travel Hawaii Showcase

Travel to Hawaii and enjoy hiking, biking,surfing and kayaking to name just a few of the discovery adventures in Hawaii. My favorite vacation destination! I am sure it is yours too!

Birding with Grandma

Take your grandchildren birdwatching and you will be giving them a lifetime ticket to the theater of nature.   "May they always hear the whisper of wings...".    Start a beautiful Bird Collection for your Grandchildren

Badgers 101

Badgers are nocturnal and rarely seen during the day. When not active, badgers usually lie up in an extensive system of underground tunnels and nesting chambers, known as a sett. Occasionally, when the weather is particularly hot, badgers may briefly...

Exuberant Emotional Elephants 101

Researchers and viewers alike have witnessed the emotions of Joy; Grief; Love; Rage and Distress and Compassion/Altruism.

Giant Plush Animals for Everyone

Giving a Giant Stuffed Animal is making a huggable dream come true!  They will be loved by your children for years. I live in a seniors assisted living complex and a giant teddy bear is in our recreation room and often is hugged and danced with....

Deer 101

Ococoileus virginianus (whitetail) or Odocoileus hemionus (blacktail or mule deer) A tan or reddish-brown in the summer and greyish-brown in the winter, the belly, throat, nose band, eye ring and insides of the ears are white. There are black spots on...

Wayne And Shuster Showcase

Wayne and Shuster, comedy team composed of John Louis Wayne (b at Toronto 28 May 1918; d there 18 July 1990) and Frank Shuster (b at Toronto 5 Sept 1916; d there 13 Jan 2002). They met at Harbord Collegiate, Toronto, where they performed in annual re...

When Kids say - "I am Bored!"

No such words as " I am bored" at Grandma's house.  Why?  I don't entertain my grandchildren but I let them entertain me and themselves.  If they do utter the dreaded "I am bored" words  - I say "There are...

Wannabe RV-ing?

"Wanna Be RVing?"  I wanna Be RVing and slowly travel to see all the wildernes, farms and small towns of North America.  I want to 'sponge in' the beauty of this land.  No jet travel for me. Read Sharlene G. Min...

Frank Mills and Music Box Dancer is Showcased

“Music Box Dancer” has garnered more than 24 gold albums worldwide; earned a Million-Airs award from BMI for over a million radio plays; sheet music sales have well exceeded 3 million copies and the tune received a 1980 Grammy nomination...

Birding the World with Grandma

The popularity of this fun hobby finds tens of thousands of bird-loving enthusiasts traveling all over the world to see as many beautiful birds as they can. You can even Bird the World from your computer.  Start your own bird list. With about 10,...

1957 - Music, Movies and Cars

---1957 Tab Hunter's "Young Love" was # 1 for six weeks in 1957. (I was married in 1957 and this was "our song")  ---1957 The styrofoam cooler was invented. ---1957 Margarine sales exceed butter sales for the first time. ---1957 The Fris...

Slippers and Pajamas

A slipper, also called houseshoe, is a soft and lightweight indoor type of footwear The word is recorded in English in 1478, deriving from the much older verb to slip, the notion being of footwear that is "slipped" onto the foot.

Ireland and Vance Genealogy

The photograph to the left was taken by Mark Vance May 1999 on his trip to visit the Vance homeland and he wrote "1700s or 1800s Cottage in Northern Ireland. Not unlike what would have been the original Vance homstead 1773".

Eat those Magical Dandelions

Dandelions are your friend so don't treat them like an enemy. Eat them. Don't poison them!

Learn about the Snow Monkey

Monkeys have been bathing in the hot springs of Jigokudani for at least the past 40 years, and it is believed to be the only place in the world where this happens. Today a park protects this natural habitat, home to some 250 wild snow monkeys  &n...

Healthy Cooking - become the Biggest Loser

Healthy cooking captures the flavor and retains the nutrients in your food without adding excessive amounts of fat, salt or sugar. Use herbs and spices to contribute color, savory taste and sensational aroma when cooking..

Shopping Has Gone to the Dogs

Dressing your Dog is practical and chic and, of course, just plain cute! Whether you want to dress your dog to impress or to keep your pooch from shivering in the cold and safe - this is the place to shop.

1956 - Music, Movies and Cars

---1956 Elvis Presley sings 'Heartbreak Hotel' on the 'Milton Berle Show.' An estimated 25% of the American population tuned in to hear him. ---1956 80% of U.S. households have a refrigerator, but only 8% of British households do. ---1956 Harry Bel...

Robert Bateman

He has used his wildlife paintings and prints to raise millions of dollars for the  many naturalist and conservation organizations. His artworks hang in permanent collections all over the world, his most notable one man exhibition having been he...

Stuffies Population Explosion

Did you know Stuffies can help save endangered species?  Find out how. Did you know Teddy Bears cross all borders to comfort kids? Did you know Stuffies help the police teach and comfort kids? They are known as Teddy Bear Cops. 50% of the profit f...

Gardening with Grandma

Through the eyes of your grandchildren the birds and bugs in the garden becomes a lesson in biology - when they ask "why" and you take the time to answer. And growing seeds becomes a scientific experiment with the details they will learn according t...

Moose 101

Moose are found throughout northern North America and Eurasia. Their range coincides with that of circumpolar boreal forests. In North America they occur throughout Alaska, Canada, the northeastern United States and as far south as the Rocky Mountain...

1953 - Music, Movies and Cars

---1953 Dow Chemical creates Saran Wrap ---1953 White Rose Redi-tea is the world's first instant iced tea. ---1953 The song "The Doggie in the Window" by Patti Page ran 8 weeks as #1 on the Hit Parade UK #1 Hit 1953 FRANKIE LAINE "I Believe"

Wildlife Artists

Wildlife artists are also actively involved in wildlife conservation. Support Wildlife by supporting the artists.

Outdoor Adventure Travel in North America

Everything from backpacks to first aid kits. Check out the great resources that have been hand picked for quality,  

Canadian Happy Gang on CBC Radio

The Happy Gang. Troupe of musical entertainers heard 1937-59, weekdays at lunchtime, in a CBC radio variety show of the same name. The show began 14 Jun 1937 on station CRCT (a CBC affiliate in Toronto), moved to the CBC network four months later, an...

Meerkat 101

Meerkats live in the southern part of Africa which is dominated by the Kalahari desert. They are extremely social animals.

Astonishing Ice

Did you know: Sea ice floats because it is less dense in the solid phase than it is in the liquid phase. If sea ice were MORE dense in the solid phase, it would sink to the bottom of the ocean (light things can't carry heavy things too well, right? S...

Travel Sweden's Great Outdoors

The people of Sweden have a reputation of being strong and adventurous.  Whether you are a rugged explorer or you prefer adventure on the soft side, you will never run out of things to do in Sweden. 

Monarch Butterflies Showcase

Let us take a closer look at this jewel of creation.  Observe its two pairs of powdery, delicate orange wings, etched in black, with intricately designed borders.  This fragile beauty, weighing only one fortieth of an ounce [0.5 gm] and wit...

Flowers Galore

When words escape, flowers speak. -   Bruce W. Currie

History For Kids and How to Have Fun!

By going on vacations to historic places that feature 'living history' events! Why study history?  Why bother with what has been? The past causes the present, and so the future. History should be studied because it is essential to individuals and...

Storm Weather Showcase

Learn about storms and how to survive them.

Classy Cobalt Blue Glass

Cobalt Blue is more popular than ever - "Everything old is new again!" Why is Cobalt Blue so special?

A Grandmother: Ours is The Coolest Grandma Ever

She is a internet grandma and loves to learn new things all the time.  Best of all she always has time to play with us.

Moose Family Video Showcase

Did you know? The moose is a powerful swimmer within days of birth. The moose is the largest member of the deer family, and stands taller at the shoulder than the largest saddle horse. Moose live in every Canadian province.

World Cookbook Collection

A HUGE library of cookbooks from countries and regions around the world. Start your collection today!

Dolphin Showcase

Fact: Dolphins sleep with one half of their brain plus one eye closed, then switching to the other side of the brain and the other eye closed during other parts of the day -- slowing down everything inside their bodies and moving very little. Source:...

Open Heart Surgery - My Personal Experience

Recovery from open heart surgery has been wonderful.  I am feeling strong again and no complications.  Do you need open heart surgery?  Go for it! I had my surgery at St.Paul's Hospital, BC, Canada on March 29, 2006. 2007 - update N...

Baby Squirrels Showcase

A baby squirrel weighs approximately one ounce at birth,  and is about one inch long. They do not have hair or teeth, and are virtually blind for the first six to eight weeks.  The mother will keep the young in the nest and nurse them unti...

Children's Art

Kids Art is my favorite.  They create their masterpieces in the moment. The picture to the left was drawn by a 5 yr. old little girl.  She loves her ponies and that love is expressed in her art.  Room to Read has established operations i...

Enjoy Nature and Travel from your Computer

When you cannot travel to those far away places to enjoy nature you can bring beautiful sights and sounds to you and your family via your new TV, computer, books and DVD. Why not stay at home with your computer or a good book and do a little...

Okapi 101

Everyone knows they are the only mammal that can clean its ears with its 14 inch tongue.  But did you know: The okapi keeps itself very clean by licking its body. Zoo keepers take advantage of this habit when an okapi needs medication by pouring...

1950s Hit Music Video Showcase

Light melodies, sweet lyrics, wholesome singers. Innocent and inoffensive songs. All of this can be said about the music of the Early Fifties. These diverse factors influenced the music of the Early Fifties. The bubblegum sweetness would eventually fa...

Learn About Calendars

In modern times the rules are: Thirty days hath September, April, June and November, all the rest have 31 except February alone which has 28 and 29 in leap years. Leap years are years which are a multiple of 4 unless they are a multiple of 100 when t...

Captain And Tennille Showcase

Who can remember the 1970s without thinking about the Captain & Tennille duo? One of the most successful duos in pop history, Daryl Dragon and Toni Tennille the Captain & Tennille - have earned an impressive five gold albums, six gold single...

Coyote 101

Coyotes are highly adaptable and live in a variety of different niches. Their behavior can vary widely depending on where they live, but in general they live and hunt singly or in monogamous pairs in search of small mammals including rabbits, mice, s...

Senior Lifestyles

People living in an assisted living complex for seniors have all sorts of lifestyle issues to learn to cope with and it is very difficult.  As we all know "Old Age is Not For Sissies" - I am living with very courageous people full of l...

Piano Magic of Floyd Cramer

Along with Chet Atkins, Boots Randolph and Owen Bradley, Cramer is credited with helping create "The Nashville Sound" in the 1950s and 1960s. He played a "bent note" or "slip note" style - hitting a note and almost inst...

Porcupine 101

There are 22 species of porcupines. Porcupines live all over the world. The porcupine cannot throw its quills. Baby porcupines are known as "porcupettes". Most often, only one baby is born. It is born with quills that are about an inch long. Are po...

Raccoons 101

Raccoons are one of the few wild species that appears to have benefited from contact with humans, and they have adapted remarkably well to life in our cities and towns. The raccoon's diet is highly varied. Mainstays include fruits, vegetables, an...

Exploring Squidoo Modules

Here a module. There a module. Everywhere module, module.  Old MacSquid had a...............lens How many modules do you use on your lens? You don't have a lens yet? It is so much fun that it becomes addicting! Create your own lens - it is fre...

Growing Roses Showcase

Videos all about roses and how to grow them. "Flowers are loves truest language."

Frogs Or Toads? Showcase

A frog usually has smooth, moist,  skin, is slimy and jumps, and spends most of their lives in or near water. A toad tends to be dry, warty-looking and walks, and spends more time living on land.  A group of frogs is called an army, while a...

Seniors Portal

'Seniors' are elderly persons, usually more than sixty or sixty-five years of age. People in the United States and Canada who are more than sixty years of age are commonly referred to as senior citizens or seniors. These terms refer to people who...

Frog and Toad Watching with Grandma

Learn how to choose the best site for frogwatching and other ways to make the most of your frogwatching time. Frog watching is a great way to teach your grandchildren about conservation.  Join frogwatch and learm the basics and you can help scien...

Life of a Beaver 101

Beavers are sociable animals, living in streams, where, so as to render the water of sufficient depth, they build dams of mud and of the stems and boughs of trees felled by their powerful incisor teeth. In the neighbourhood they make their "lodg...

1951 - Music, Movies and Cars

---1951 Tony Bennett was one of the 'heart throbs' of 1951 with 2 songs that made #1 on the Hit Parade -  "Because of You" and "Cold, Cold Heart" ---1951 Tupperware introduced. ---1951 Swanson introduces beef, chicken, turkey pot pies. ---195...

Adopt a Donkey --- Why?

Why do I have a donkey lens, you ask?  While surfing for some good nature webcams that I can share with my grandchildren I happened upon a 'donkey web cam' and quickly learned a few things about the donkey that I never knew before.  So this...

Schnauzers Showcase

Schnauzers are busy little dogs.  Watch these videos - they will make you smile. Schnauzers are active dogs who require regular exercise.

Hawaiian Islands - a Taste of Paradise

The Hawaiian Islands, once known as the Sandwich Islands are a chain of a total of 19 islands and atolls. Did you know - Barking Sands Beach on the Hawaiian island of Kauai is known for its unusual sand that squeaks or 'barks like a dog'. The dry sand...

Wilderness Travel

Featuring - BBC Planet Earth -- HD DVD Five years in production, over 2,000 days in the field, using 40 cameramen filming across 200 locations, shot entirely in high definition, this is the ultimate portrait of our planet. A stunning television experi...

Rivers of North America

This lens is on a quest to take you on a journey on as many rivers in North America as possible.  Like all adventures this journey will take time so please come back often and join me on this quest for the River. JUNE is National American Rivers...

Grandma's Book/DVD Wish List

Grandma's Book/DVD Wish List While looking at an endless stream of books and DVDs from Amazon I often come across many that I wish I owned or that I would like to purchase for my grandchildren.  Here is where I will list my wish list fo...

Teddy Bears Care Video Showcase

The Care Bears are a set of characters created by American Greetings in 1981 for use on greeting cards. As of 2007, Care Bears are still being marketed. http://www.care-bears.com/25th/ 

Ornithology the Science of Birds

Ornithology: Science of birds.  Books for the serious ornithologist. Can you identify this bird?   Answer  --  http://www.squidoo.com/ornithology/#module2400069

Panda Cubs Showcase

When a giant panda is first born, it is tiny. It weighs between four and six ounces and is about the size of a stick of butter. At birth, it is pink, blind, helpless and hairless. The cub doesn’t open its eyes until it is six week old, and it d...

Mexico Fun Destination

Mexico is divided into 31 states (estados) and a federal district. Each state has its own constitution and its citizens elect a governor as well as representatives to their respective state congresses. The terrain and climate vary from rocky deserts i...

Gardens, Birds and Butterflies

Focus on what you love and create an oasis in your life. A place of peace, reflection and refreshment.

World Weather

Weather is the specific condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time. It is measured in terms of such things as wind, temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, cloudiness, and precipitation. In most places, weather can change from ho...

Explore Worldwide Wildlife

Explore Worldwide Wildlife and their environment.  Find out what you can do to help save their lives and environment.

GramaBarb's Favorite Things - for Charity

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens Brown paper packages tied up with strings These are a few of my favorite things Cream colored ponies and crisp apple streudels Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitze...

British Columbia Recreation Golf Resources

Golf has a wonderful history spanning over 400 years of funny names and interesting definitions. From the archaic terms of the Scotts to modern colloquialism, we have tried to develop the most complete Internet golf resource. Our research indicates t...

Recipes for Special Needs

Looking for recipes for specific health issues?  I am too.  I will share what I find here.  

River Rafting Canada Showcase

Canadian river rafting trips are sure to provide you with enough adrenaline and memories to last a lifetime!

Cruise News

Cruise Ships are spectacular floating resorts filled with dozens of unique settings for swimming, dancing, dining, Vegas and Broadway style shows, working out and shopping duty-free.

Amazing Race Video Showcase

WOW!  I love these video clips of Amazing Race!  You will too.

Amazing Maps

Maps for everyone.  My favorite is the pocket sized pop-out map and it is available everywhere.  Check out the locations @ The Map Group Inc.

1952 - Music, Movies and Cars

---1952 The song "Wheel of Fortune" by Kay Starr ran 9 weeks as #1 on the Hit Parade. ---1952 Clarence Birdseye introduces the first frozen peas. ---1952 'The Amy Vanderbilt Complete Book of Etiquette' was published. ---1952 The first sugar f...

Recycle Your Digital Camera…to a Child

This photograph was taken by a 7 yr. old recording her world.

Travel Sweden Video Showcase

Sweden has 97.500 lakes larger than 2 acres, which add to the beauty of the varied Swedish landscape.  Dala Horse has become a symbol of authentic Swedish handicraft and is one of Sweden's most popular souvenirs.

Antiques? Do you have a fortune hiding in that old trunk?

Antique refers in general to an object with special value due to its age. The particular age indicated by the term 'antique' can vary from one collecting category to another, however. In jewelry, antique refers to pieces made at least 100 years ago.

Golden Retriever Puppy Showcase

Never too many Golden Retriever videos - always room for one more Golden!  Always happy and lovable are words that describe the Golden Retriever best.   

Assisted Living Communities

Both inside and out, retirement assisted living communities are designed to feel like home, rather than institutional-style environments. An open inviting entranceway welcomes guests upon arrival. For seniors who want a little support and the op...

Arthritis is a Pain

Nearly 40 million Americans have arthritis. Every year on October 12 people with arthritis from around the World join together to make their voices heard and raise awareness of arthritis, a disease that affects millions of individuals across the globe...