As you can see, Nana’s Corner has a new look that reflects the feeling I want my visitors to feel – a warm, friendly welcoming one. I hope that describes your first impression of the new NanasCorner.com.
To have a new website design has been a wish of mine for sometime now. My son, who designed my first website (which I loved also) surprised me this week with my new and improved site design. I don’t know where he found the time with work, a new bride, and a wonderful honeymoon – but I’m …

Friendship poems and friendship quotes are a great way of letting your friends know how much you appreciate their loyal, supportive, never ending friendship. Include a friendship poem, friendship recipe, or friendship quote in an invitation to spend the day together visiting antique stores, getting pampered at a spa, play golf or tennis, taking in a movie together, or by just having a leisurely lunch or dinner at your house or a favorite restaurant. If you are fortunate to have many friends, plan a pot luck picnic to be held …

Sports Alitteration Poems
Just as sports are fun for both boys and girls, poetry can be fun also. Both boys and girls can enjoy the following alliteration poem examples, Cheerleading by Barbara Johnson, Foul Shot by Edwin A. Hoey, and The Base Stealer by Robert Francis, describing those who bring supporting spirit and two often exciting game moments in two of the most popular sports in the USA. Grandparents, parents, and teachers, after explaining the definition of alliteration (the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables) …

Our family vacation on Long Beach Island was great! After having weeks of rain since our son’s wedding the weekend after Memorial Day, our LBI vacation was especially enjoyable with 8 days of sunshine!

While on vacation, there was a potential disaster in the making back at our daughter’s house. Our oldest daughter and family stayed with us through Monday. They had planned on going home after dinner because her husband had to be at work the next day. Since Poppy was planning on going home to water flowers, etc., the …

Family Fun in NJ
We’re about to go on our family 4th of July vacation.
We’re going with our family relations…
Down the parkway, down to the Jersey shore.
We couldn’t ask for much more…
Sun (we hope) and lots of warm sand,
Outdoor movies and strike up the band!
Bar-B-Qs, boardwalks and rides, fireworks for all…
Young and old, big and small.
Play and relax, swim and see the sights…
Short as it may be, we’ll have had our family time together
And, be assured, there definitely will be another!
~ by Nana ~
Family Fun in NJ
Since we live only minutes …

A great way for grandparents and grandchildren together to celebrate the 4th of July is to decorate bikes for a 4th of July bike parade. Fourth of July decorations can be created with very little expense. Visit your local dollar stores for streamers, balloons, garland, flags, and other red, white, and blue patriotic decorations to use in decorating your bikes. (TIP: After the 4th of July, ask parents to shop the holiday clearance aisles to pick up bargain priced 4th of July decorations for next year’s bike parade.) And, of …