Joyce Duenow

Juvenescence: Stories from Childhood: a Babyboomer Grandmother's Journey of Discovery Through Stories Told to My Eight Grandchildren Joyce Duenow

Ever since Ponce de Leon landed in Florida, Americans have searched for the fountain of youth. What if it was as easy as changing your mind?I changed my mind and had a happier childhood by concentrating on the good events I remembered. Juvenescence is a combination collection of short, short stories from my childhood plus journal space to re-create your own true stories from childhood. My two oldest grandchildren literally pried these stories out of me during sleepovers. The re-creation of events helped this baby-boomer grandmother relive the good old days and apply these lessons to my life today. With the popularity of journaling currently at an all-time high, I created the first combination journal/autobiography. In addition the book features my own 35 mm photographs of my own eight grandchildren. Juvenescence is a tribute to these eight grandchildren and to my own two children who created these special gifts from God. It is also a tribute to the 1950s Minnesota family farm. Produced in rich sepia-toned photography on cream-colored paper stock, the book will recapture the mellowness of the 1950s we babyboomers love to fondly recall. And it will also capture the unconditional love gained when grandchildren enter you life. Truly the best comes last