Reader’s Corner
From the Grandezza’s own Sharmin Fairbanks McKenny comes Made to Last Forever: A Family. A House. A Nation, a captivating historical novel depicting Sharmin’s ancestral family and the widely known Fairbanks House built in 1637 in Dedham, Massachusetts, where Jonathan and Grace Fairbanks originally settled upon arrival from England. Rich in historical detail about life […]
Tennis Corner
As autumn settles in and many of you return to the courts after a summer or seasonal break, I want to take a moment to guide you back into your tennis routine thoughtfully and effectively. A layoff from the game—whether weeks or months—requires patience, focus, and a smart plan so that you can enjoy your […]
Golf Corner
THE NEED TO REPLACE YOUR WEDGES PERIODICALLY One of the most overlooked areas of a player’s equipment is their wedges. Next to the putter, your wedge is likely the most used club. You should replace your wedges periodically because their performance degrades over time due to wear. Here’s why it’s important: WORN GROOVES REDUCE SPIN […]
Grandezza Singers Are Excited about the New Season
The Grandezza Singers are looking forward to another great season with fantastic Director, Barb Wischmeier, who makes every rehearsal both enjoyable and challenging. We are coming off our successful 5th season after enjoying a standing ovation in the club’s ballroom. As the anticipation builds, rehearsals will echo with renewed energy and ambition. Plans are underway […]
GirlFriends Enjoy Lunch and Conversation
In September the Girlfriends gathered for an intimate lunch in the small clubhouse dining room. Barbara Parsons, GirlFriends’ Secretary, reported that “It was very cozy and there was fabulous conversation.” Barb presented Pamela Williams with the bracelet and she led the celebration of Sara Locker’s birthday. We’ll be back to our regularly scheduled programing in […]
Tennis Corner
WHY MOVEMENT, PREPARATION, AND CONTACT POINT MATTER MOST IN TENNIS If you’ve been taking lessons or playing regularly at the club, you’ve heard this from me more than once: “Move your feet. Attack the ball. Racket up, lock it in, block it.” These aren’t just tennis catchphrases—they are the fundamentals of consistent, effective shot-making. Let’s […]
Reader’s Corner
Thirty-five years after we first met Rusty Sabich in Scott Turow’s bestseller Presumed Innocent (made into a movie starring Harrison Ford), we meet Rusty again in Turow’s new legal thriller Presumed Guilty. In Presumed Innocent, Rusty, a senior prosecuting attorney in Kindle County, was accused of a murder he did not commit. After the crushing […]
A Final Goodbye
“Yvette, I knew you would want to know right away that Marlene passed away today.” My stomach clenched, my heart sank and my body became numb. As tears filled my eyes, I tried to contain my emotions. I was about to embark on my long drive home from work and needed to focus. There wasn’t […]
Reader’s Corner
Fiona Davis has once again masterfully blended history and fiction together in her latest novel The Stolen Queen. Known for her dual-timeline narratives set against iconic backdrops, Davis takes readers on a journey that weaves past and present with meticulous research and compelling storytelling. The Stolen Queen follows two women separated in age by forty […]
Travel Corner
PANDA-MONIUM! CLOSE ENCOUNTERS IN CHENGDU AND WOLONG If you are going to China, and you’re as smitten as we are by adorable giant pandas, you must go to Chengdu in the western Sichuan province. With its dense bamboo forests, this cool, wet, mountainous region is home to forty of China’s sixty-seven panda reserves. There are […]