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Dec 30, 2024 | 
heyalma.com | Janie Emaus
“There are fifty latkes on this tray,” my 94-year-old mother says. “How many are you going to make?”“At least one hundred,” I answer, struggling with the potato peeler. My sister is frying. My niece is chopping onions. My mother spreads another paper towel on a cookie sheet and continues counting. It’s that time of year. When the women in our family gather to make latkes while gossiping about life and sharing secrets.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
aarp.org | Janie Emaus
AARP Staff (Getty) Facebook Twitter LinkedIn “Where should I put this pot? Hurry! It’s hot.” “Is there beef in this gravy?
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
aarp.org | Janie Emaus
Laura Liedo Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Welcome to Ethels Tell All, where the writers behind The Ethel newsletter share their personal stories related to the joys and challenges of aging. Come back each Wednesday for the latest piece, exclusively on AARP Members Edition.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
heyalma.com | Janie Emaus
One look at our book of family recipes, with its grease stains and splatters of gravy, and you know it’s been used. It details everything, from how to make matzah ball soup to the proper way to set the Passover table. But it’s more than just a cookbook. Opening the pages releases images of the women in our family gathered in various kitchens throughout the years.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
aarp.org | Janie Emaus
Laura Liedo Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Welcome to Ethels Tell All, where the writers behind The Ethel newsletter share their personal stories related to the joys and challenges of aging. Come back each Wednesday for the latest piece, exclusively on AARP Members Edition.
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
aarp.org | Janie Emaus
Lehel Kovacs Facebook Twitter LinkedIn One of my most vivid and painful memories from my school days revolves around a particularly mean girl. To protect the guilty, I’ll call her Sally.
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Jul 14, 2024 | 
janieemaus.medium.com | Janie Emaus
A GREAT NEW BOOK FOR KIDS Are we there yet? How many times have you heard that question? As I was reading Harriet Hurry-Up and the Oh-So-Slow Day! the new fabulous picture book by my friend and prolific writer, Allia Zobel Nolan, I could hear Harriet asking that same question. Harriet with her red flaming hair is always, always in a hurry. But can you blame her? We live in a world of instant gratification.
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Jun 20, 2024 | 
aarpethel.com | Janie Emaus
Do you enjoy traveling? Would you love to find travel buddies? Then join our special closed Facebook group, The Ethel On-The-Go, today! We think you'll really enjoy it!In the good old days, while on vacation, we older women would send postcards to friends and family and hope they arrived before we returned home. We made long-distance calls on Sundays to loved ones far away, when the rates were lower, instead of setting up a video call.
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Jun 10, 2024 | 
muddyum.net | Janie Emaus
By Janie Emaus A PLUCKY STORY An unexpected aspect of agingPhoto by Cas Holmes on Unsplash The other day I looked down and wondered whose hands were attached to my wrists. They appeared too dry and wrinkly to be mine. They reminded me of my grandmother. Well, she was a hard-working woman. Having her hands might not be such a bad thing.
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May 24, 2024 | 
muddyum.net | Janie Emaus
By Janie Emaus LIFE WITH RODENTS They came for the company and stayed for the charcuteriePhoto by Nikolett Emmert on Unsplash I don't like killing. Not even spiders or ants or those squishy worms that appear occasionally in my sink.
