One of the main responsibilities of being a grandparent is to create happy memories.

Sometimes I think we have all become unwitting victims of both Charles Dickens and Norman Rockwell or, at least, our vision of their creations.

We recall the occasion years ago when we loaded the children into the station wagon and sallied forth to view the fall colors.

In 2009, 7.8 million children lived with at least one grandparent, a 64 percent increase since 1991.

Bob has won seven blue ribbons for his breads, but once he won second prize, a red ribbon. He was a wreck.

God gives us grandchildren to pass along essential life lessons and personal skills. One of these is how to dig for water in the sand at the beach.

For seniors who have trouble getting around, or for families who live a distance from their loved one’s burial place and can’t get back very often, what options are available?

For some reason, Independence Day brings out the clan instinct in a lot of us.

Millions of seniors get bombarded with unwanted junk mail these days, including mail fraud schemes that you and your mom need to be particularly leery of. Here’s what you can do to help.