Grandma Writes Stories

Send us a Text Message.Laura's granddaughter (as Tabitha, the witch) helps her read a story about Austin, Texas in the near future. Alice Neel's paintings are prized. Tabitha needs to convince her boss, Sidney, to purchase more of them for the Blanton Museum.Grandparents tell entertaining stories from childhood.

Send us a Text Message.Marco Valtorta, who is the grandfather of Gioia, talks about growing up in Milan, Italy, during the 1960s and 1970s. He recalls playing with a group of bicycle buddies on Via Cagliero, fishing with cousins in the Brianza, wrecking a washing machine at a mountain resort, and the woes of a skiing competition gone wrong - because of the adults.Grandparents tell

Send us a Text Message.Vonnie Folk talks about growing up in Florida in the 1940s, when her father bought a new pickup truck and had his daughters ride (dangerously) in the back. Their jaunts in the woods involved snakes, bobcats, and a shrinking rayon dress.Grandparents tell entertaining stories from childhood.

Send us a Text Message.Jeanette Samuels describes attending church in South Carolina with her grandmother, Essie Mayers.Grandparents tell entertaining stories from childhood.

Send us a Text Message.Laura Puccia Valtorta describes growing up in Watertown, New York with English grandparents and Italian grandparents, who were different but the same.Grandparents tell entertaining stories from childhood.