contents April 2009 20 24 32 In every issue 20 on the Cover: Lettuce Love You The seeds of the Sindlingers’ organic farm originated in the love for their grandchildren. By Debra Lynn Dadd 34 sibling Boosters By Jeanne Sager 4 GRAND VIEW It’s All Good By Christine Crosby You have a big role when the new baby arrives: holding the sibling. 3 GRAND CENTRAL 1 1 5 26 Bewitched, Betwixt and Tween What to do when you’re suddenly an embarrassment to your middle-school g’kid By Carol Wall 36 Will They Be Misfits? A grand’s concerns about homeschooling are usually unfounded. By Wendy Irvine Toys with the top “play value,” flying kites, reach for the raisins. EDIToR’s poDCAsT What Do You Collect? If it’s sugar bowls, think again. By Wendy Reid Crisp 40 A Return to Elegance By Mary Kincaid 47 REsoURCEs 50 GRAND FINALE By Ann Fisher-Wirth 30 Ask Grand: By Lillian Carson The T oxic Mom Maybe it’s time to say “enough.” The Depression loved Myrna Loy and William Powell.… In economic hard times, gloves are back. At Azalea Gardens 32 The Breakfast Club By Sally Wendkos Olds 6 GRAND APRIL 2009 42 What Makes Us sick? A Quiz By Beth Greer Busy g’kids? Here’s a cool solution. Curl up with the g’kids and get serious about truly “cleaning” house. 36 Cover PHoTo BY MArK WeMPLe