grandmother granddaughter playing tower puzzle Fizkes Dreamstime
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Jumbles Puzzles: Sushi and Sunglasses

The scrambled word game for kids and adults

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | October 24, 2022
young girl at church Valeriia Titarenko Dreamstime. The 2-year-old gave a gift of canned peas, demonstrating the joy of giving. The world needs “More peas, please,” says her proud grandmother.
From Our Readers

‘More Peas, Please’

A donation from a child sparks joy all around

By Darlene Edwards | October 19, 2022
Julia Nunnally Duncan became enamored of her grandmother's treasures as a child and followed the story behind one: Her great-uncle Charlie Lynch's military collar disks.
From Our Readers

My Grandmother’s Treasures

Trinkets of the past open up new worlds and a reverence for family history

By Julia Nunnally Duncan | October 11, 2022
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David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Jumble Fish and Chips and Book Clubs

The scrambled word game for kids and adults

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | October 10, 2022
grandparents with granddaughter on a laptop computer, possibly doing a puzzle. Image by Monkey Business Images, Dreamstime.
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Jumble Puzzles for Kids and Adults: Fictional Fun

The scrambled word game

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | October 4, 2022
senior man doing puzzle Katie Nesling Dreamstime.com for puzzles articles
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Jumbles: Self Portrait and a Cruise

The scrambled word game for kids and adults

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | September 19, 2022
A quilt made from pieces of her mother's aprons: Author, educator, and Boomer reader Diann Logan recalls her mother’s many aprons over the years, her childhood game of playfully untying her mother’s apron strings, the fabrics that made these homespun garments, and the aprons as her ties to the past.
Family

Apron Strings

Fond memories of her mother

By Diann Logan | September 6, 2022
A restored Good Humor Truck and man dressed as the Good Humor Man. Photo by Greg Kelton, Dreamstime. A memory of childhood excitement when the Good Humor Truck came to the neighborhood: from hearing the bells to enjoying the "heavenly treat."
From Our Readers

The Good Humor Truck

Fond memories of flagging down the ice cream man

By R. G. Begora | August 30, 2022
granddad and grandson on a laptop, laughing, possibly playing puzzles like Boggle and Jumble. Image by Fiszkes, Dreamstime.
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Jumble for Kids and Adults: Eye Docs and Trains

The scrambled word game

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | August 29, 2022
Blue bird perched near the nest. Photo by Betty4240, Dreamstime, for article on finding the beauty in life.
From Our Readers

Where Is Beauty?

One reader opens her eyes to the wonders all around

By Darlene Edwards | August 16, 2022

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