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“In Nanaville there is always in the back of my mind the understanding that I am building a memory out of spare parts and that, someday, that memory will be all that’s left of me.”
― Nanaville: Adventures in Grandparenting
― Nanaville: Adventures in Grandparenting
“There are really only two commandments of Nanaville: love the grandchildren, and hold your tongue.”
― Nanaville: Adventures in Grandparenting
― Nanaville: Adventures in Grandparenting
“. . . and when nanas die they leave grandchildren and perhaps a trace memory of being coddled, kissed, attended to, and loved, of being chased across the lawn or rocked in the middle of the night or taken seriously. In Nanaville there is always in the back of my mind the understanding that I am building a memory out of spare parts and that, someday, that memory will be all that's left of me.”
― Nanaville: Adventures in Grandparenting
― Nanaville: Adventures in Grandparenting
“I’m reading, and lo and behold, there it is: my passport. Being used as a bookmark. “I found it!” I yell out. “See? I told you that glass trick would work.”
― Things I Wish I Told My Mother
― Things I Wish I Told My Mother
“She goes into the bathroom and gets one of the clean glasses, rips off the sanitized paper top, and puts the glass upside down on the desk. “What’s that for?” I ask. “It’s an old Jewish superstition. If you lose something, put”
― Things I Wish I Told My Mother
― Things I Wish I Told My Mother
Patti’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Patti’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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779 books
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1,851 books
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281 friends
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1,112 books
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185 friends
116 books
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398 friends
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