Retirement’s Comic Relief: Preparations for summer sun are looking good
Visiting with my mother by telephone in 1974, I learned of an accident that involved my grandparents. As my 84-year-old grandfather prepared for winter standing on a ladder and shortening chains attached to the ceiling on their front porch swing, he lost his grip. The swing dropped onto my grandmother’s head as she helped, lifting from below. After the call with Mother ended, I immediately dialed my grandparent’s number to get a first-hand report. When Granddad answered, I explained learning about what happened, then asked, “How is Grandmother doing?” “Oh, she’ll be ...
