Episodes

Please take this survey! https://surveys.blubrry.com/adventureswithgrammy Sign up for the Adventures with Grammy newsletter by clicking this link or by texting Grammy to 22828 to get started! To learn more about Adventures with Grammy and books by Carolyn Berry, visit https://adventureswithgrammy.com To leave feedback about the podcast and to suggest guests and topics, send an e-mail to carolyn@adventureswithgrammy.com Episode 69 is a rebroadcast of Episode 32 of the Adventures with Grammy Podc...

Please take this survey! https://surveys.blubrry.com/adventureswithgrammy Sign up for the Adventures with Grammy newsletter by clicking this link or by texting Grammy to 22828 to get started! To learn more about Adventures with Grammy and books by Carolyn Berry, visit https://adventureswithgrammy.com To leave feedback about the podcast and to suggest guests and topics, send an e-mail to carolyn@adventureswithgrammy.com Episode 68 is a rebroadcast of Episode 12 of the Adventures with Grammy Podc...

Please take this survey! https://surveys.blubrry.com/adventureswithgrammy Sign up for the Adventures with Grammy newsletter by clicking this link or by texting Grammy to 22828 to get started! To learn more about Adventures with Grammy and books by Carolyn Berry, visit https://adventureswithgrammy.com To leave feedback about the podcast and to suggest guests and topics, send an e-mail to carolyn@adventureswithgrammy.com Today’s guest is Denise Gruzensky, the author of Not Like the Others: Harley...

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Sign up for the Adventures with Grammy newsletter by texting Grammy to 22828 to get started! Newsletter subscribers are eligible to win the next book giveaway: April 7. Grad to Grown-up by Gene Rice To learn more about Adventures with Grammy and books by Carolyn Berry, visit https://adventureswithgrammy.com To leave feedback about the podcast and to suggest guests and topics, send an e-mail to carolyn@adventureswithgrammy.com Do you know that playing a musical instrument is the only thing we d...

Sign up for the Adventures with Grammy newsletter by texting Grammy to 22828 to get started! Newsletter subscribers are eligible to win the next book giveaway: April 7. Grad to Grown-up by Gene Rice To learn more about Adventures with Grammy and books by Carolyn Berry, visit https://adventureswithgrammy.com To leave feedback about the podcast and to suggest guests and topics, send an e-mail to carolyn@adventureswithgrammy.com Our guest today is Dr. Judith Van Hoorn, a grandmother, educator and...

Sign up for the Adventures with Grammy newsletter by texting Grammy to 22828 to get started! Newsletter subscribers are eligible to win the next book giveaway: April 7. Grad to Grown-up by Gene Rice My guest today is Anieke Lamars, the co-founder & CEO of Peekabond — an app that helps families across the world build bonds with young children at a distance. The app combines asynchronous video connections, with playful, science-based inspiration, including games, stories and songs to help long-di...

Sign up for the Adventures with Grammy newsletter by texting Grammy to 22828 to get started! Newsletter subscribers are eligible to win the next book giveaway: April 7. Grad to Grown-up by Gene Rice Rob Gorski’s three sons are on the Autism Spectrum. When he first learned about autism, he was angry, bewildered and often felt alone. He poured his thoughts and feelings into a blog he never imagined anyone would read, but they did. In 2020, he launched his podcast … the Autism Dad. Rob is with us ...

Sign up for the Adventures with Grammy newsletter by texting Grammy to 22828 to get started! Two hundred years ago Harriet Tubman was born enslaved on a farm on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in the United States. The exact date of her birth is unknown, but consensus is sometime between 1820 and 1822. She died March 10, 1913, at about age 90, in Auburn, New York. Kicking off today and throughout 2022 events in Maryland will trace Harriet Tubman’s footsteps and highlight her fight for freedom. To...

Hart County, Ky, is a fascinating destination for grandparents and their grandchildren to spend time. Located in south central Kentucky, you’ll find gently rolling hillsides, underground rivers, caves, ziplines and covered wagons in which to rest your head. It’s a grandparent’s dream come true … a place to make memories with your grandchildren. Joining me today to share the fun families can expect once they hop off the interstate is Sandra Wilson, the executive director at Hart County Tourist C...

Spring Break is fast approaching, and many families plan to head to Disney. Listen to Nikki Hendrix and her father, Manny Oliverez (Episode 52), talk about everything Disney. Their tips will help your family make the most of your Disney vacation. Let the Magic Begin! Be sure to stay to the end to learn who will win a copy of his new book, 100 Things I Love about Grandpa. Nikki Hendricks @ Favorite Grampy Travels https://facebook.com/group/disneyfriendsandfamily https://favoritegrampytravels.co...

Ivy Butler loves to snap photographs. He’s done so since his children were little, and he is continuing that tradition with his grandchildren. You can view those images on his Instagram site @thegrandfatherdiary. He and his wife were foster parents to numerous children and adopted the last five, which makes him and his wife the parents of seven children and the grandparents of 13. The Butler Family is of mixed race and experiences challenges many grandparents face: lack of contact with children...

Episode 57. Traveling with Children Episode 57 of the Adventures with Grammy podcase is an edited version of Episode 8 that features Kaitlyn Jain, author of Passports and Pacifiers Traveling the World One Tantrum at a Time. I am putting that interview on replay because I am caring for four of my grandchildren while their parents are away. I chose playing with my grandchildren instead of creating a new episode. This interview was popular last year, and I think new listeners will like it, too. ...

Alejandro is a young entrepreneur from the Washington D.C. metro area. He’s the founder of Smell of Love Candles, a company that specializes in creating natural, hand-poured vegan candles that are good for you, good for the environment and are socially responsible. He started Smell of Love Candles to buy more books, save money for college and to help those in need. Alejandro believes that we are stronger when we take care of each other, so his company donates a portion of each month’s profits t...

My guest for Episode 55 is author/illustrator Dori Durbin. Her book series is titles Little Cat Feelings. She has published two picture books in that series: “Little Cat Needs Space” and “Little Cat Feels Left Out.” She will release her third book, a chapter book titled, “Little Cat & Dog’s Birthday Bake: A Recipe in Caring,” February 2, 2022. The former teacher and fitness instructor lives in Michigan with her husband, son, daughter, three pampered indoor cats, and her old Great Dane. A few d...

The Adventures with Grammy Podcast is pleased to welcome Storyteller Debra Weller, a creative performance artist using oral tradition storytelling, puppets and music to engage her audiences and students. Debra began her career as a Storyteller more than forty years ago in New Jersey as part of the Annie Lynn Storytellers. They performed in schools, libraries, festivals and the Philadelphia Folk Festival. After a move to California, she helped to form the non-profit, South Coast Storytellers Gui...

The Adventures with Grammy podcast welcomes Scott Handley, author of The Dad Connection: A Bridge to Your children. Listen to this single dad talk about his determination to build good relationships with his two sons. His journey as a single parent provides a wellspring of experience, advice, and know-how. Using his own deeply personal notes on the process of raising his children, recorded as their lives unfolded, he determined that love and respect would be the simple base upon which he would ...

Today’s guest is Manny Oliverez – also known as Favorite Grampy. You can contact Favorite Grampy at https://favoritegrampy.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/favoritegrampy Buy his book at Amazon.com: A Love Journal: 100 Things I Love about Grandpa (100 Things I Love About You Journal): 9781638073444: Oliverez, Manny: Books Visit his author page at Amazon.com: Manny Oliverez: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle You can contact his daughter’s travel agency at https://www.facebook.com/Fav...

This episode is an edited rebroadcast from Christmas 2020. It is filled with memories of Christmases long ago. What are your Christmas memories? Which carol or song is your favorite? Do you have a traditional Christmas feast, or do you go out? Please share your memories with me for the Christmas 2022 episode. I mentioned the legacy journals I have compiled. They will jumpstart your memoir writing … quick and easy to follow. The entire purpose of the podcast and my writing is to help grandparent...

Welcome to the Adventures with Grammy podcast. I’m your host, Carolyn Berry. Today my guests are Heather and Quinn, the mother and daughter writing team who uses the pen name Heather N. Quinn. They live in Canada, the setting for their newly released book series, My Country Cousins. The first book in the series is Journey to Juniper Junction The second book in the series, Adventures at Almosta Farm, will be available next month. Contact Information: Email: hello@heathernquinn.com https://he...

Dr. Dawn Menge has won forty-one national awards as the author of the Queen Vernita educational series, which is children’s book series based on her real-life adventures. She holds a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction, a master’s degree and a Clear Credential in moderate/severe disabilities, and a bachelor’s degree in human development. Dr. Menge has been teaching severely handicapped students for nineteen years. She has three children and five beautiful grandchildren and lives in Southern Califo...

Guest: Deanna Shoss, founder, Intercultural Talk, Inc. Website: https://interculturaltalk.com E-mail: info@interculturaltalk.com Social Media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/interculturaltalk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deanna.shoss Twitter: https://twitter.com/cultureguru LinkedIn; https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannashoss YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Interculturaltalks Information about Hanukkah: https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/hanukkah-101/ https://www.myje...

Episode 47. Amazing Ways to Research Your Family Tree and Write Your Personal History In honor of Thanksgiving Day, Sharlene Habermeyer and I chat about genealogy and the importance of knowing your ancestors. She tells us how she and her husband began their research and how much easier discovering the leaves of your family tree is today with information posted online. Sharlene and her husband of 44 years, Mark, were blessed with five sons and 13 grandchildren. They know the joys of parenting a...

We’re doing a podcast swap! My guest today is Emily Morgan, the host of another grandparenting podcast, The Grand Life: Wholehearted Grandparenting. Her husband, Mike Morgan, is the sound engineer. Emily shares with us how she and Mike met, how the podcast began, and how it has evolved. Now in its fifth season, The Grand Life entertains, educates, and enlightens grandparents who want to become the best they can be. Emily Morgan says the podcast explores grandparenting, the relationships within ...