easy to use digital camera

Pssssst, are you caring for elderly parents and helping them with their real estate needs? Want to see a pretty flower for landscaping designs for them OR you? One that's easy maintenance for your senior gardening, looks great, and makes delightful bouquets for your whole Sandwich Generation family, from the grandkids on up to the elderly senior citizens?  Here tis, …my beloved hydrangeas, taken with my easy to use digital camera, just for Sweet Shot Tuesday, (can you tell I like EASY in a variety of ways – it's perfect for this Sandwich Generation granny nanny!)

Hydrangeas make such a nice addition to landscaping designs for those of us caring for the elderly parents - they look lovely but require minimal care - and make lovely bouquets for senior citizens and grandkids alike

As I was snapping the photos, I noticed that the leaves were as beautiful as the flowers – and yet, the flowers are what we notice. But when you stop and think about it, the leaves are just as important as the blossoms. In fact, because of feeding the plants, they are downright vital to the flowers.

Isn't that just like so many of us caring for our aging parentsCaregivers aren't always noticed and they rarely make the headlines (unless they do something really wrong), but caregivers are vital to those they care for. And what a blessing caregivers are to their carees. To me, that's pure joy!

Just like leaves - the Sandwich Generation caring for elderly parents may not get much attention - but they are absolutely essential

"In everything I showed you that by working hard in this manner you must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"  Acts 20:35

Have a lovely Word-Filled Wednesday, full of uplifting Bible verses and pictures to encourage the Sandwich Generation. :)  

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WooHoo - theres even a gorgeous RED easy to use Canon Powershot digital camera - perfect for the Sandwich Generation boomers and seniors who love REDMy senior mom and I are so enjoying taking walks, looking at which neighborhood houses are for sale or rent, watching for yard sales, and getting cute gardening ideas along the way. I am also thoroughly enjoying taking photos of various lovely flowers and plants with my easy to use digital camera.

My senior mom and I love to enjoy the lovely gardening projects in our friends landscaping designs

Aren't these gorgeous red flowers delightful for anyone's landscaping designs?  How are your senior parents' gardening projects? Do some of the more difficult plants need to be exchanged for low maintenance, but still pretty plants and flowers? Those are a big help for healthy, active, and successful senior aging in place at home. :)

You'll find more lovely photos of flowers for landscaping designs ideas at Sweet Shot Tuesday and Rednesday.  :)   Enjoy!

P.S. What your favorite shade of flowers? We'd love to hear. 

P.P.S. Looking for an easy to use digital camera for seniors? I LOVE my Canon Powershot, which really is very easy to use AND gives me image stabilization which helps make up for my occasionally shaky hands. :)  And for all of us who love PINK things – inside or outside our homes, they even have some cameras that are PINK. :)

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Geraniums used to be favorites of my senior mom for gardening projects

Spring is definitely in the air, along with plenty of chores for homeowners everywhere. And for those of us in the Sandwich Generation, caring for the elderly parents and relatives near and far, that can include supervising repairs at our own home AND that of our senior parents.

Some things to think about include:

When the Sandwich Generation issues of caring for the elderly parents including their real estate needs - that can include their tools

  1. Are any of your senior parents gardening tools needing repair or replacement?
  2. Heater and furnace and air conditioner check up and repair – if you didn't do it in the winter, it's time. And even if you did, many companies recommend twice a year checkups.
  3. Rain gutters cleaned out
  4. Chips in the concrete that may need some repair work
  5. Any leaks in the roof
  6. Do they need any light bulbs replaced – inside or out?
  7. Any wild and crazy plant growth that needs to be cut back to make for safer walking for our senior parents
  8. Any touch up painting needed?
  9. Are all their appliances working OK?

Hydrangeas are delightful for easy landscaping designs when caring for the elderly parents real estate needs

If you live nearby, it's easy to deal with these issues. But what about if your senior parents don't live nearby? If they don't know a repair person/gardener who can help them, some good resources for help include:

  • Call their church – or a local nearby church – and ask for referrals
  • Call their neighbors and ask for suggestions 
  • Check with a good referral site – I've been really blessed by

Got any other suggestions for all of us in the Sandwich Generation, caring for the real estate needs of our elderly parents as well as ourselves? We'd love to hear. 

The Sandwich Generation granny nanny loves landscaping designs with lots of flowers like these lovely dark pink ones

P.S. I'm linking this up some excellent and fun resources. Sweet Shot Tuesday, by My3Boybarians, has plenty of tips to help us with our easy to use digital camera as we have fun taking photos of landscaping designs, homes, and grandkids! And for some great, and often vintage, home decor and accessories and ideas – from the kitchen to the yard, be sure to visit Rednesday for RED ideas and Pink Saturday for PINK things galore!

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