Papa and I have reached the time of summer which I sometimes call garden time. Or, gosh I’m tired. Last night, GD1 and GS3 helped Papa pull out the pea plants, collect the pods and shell the peas. I was trying to clean up after some baking, and some dinner. I baked zucchini bread in …
Category: Grandchildren
Jul 13
A Visit
Our three young grandchildren, 9, almost 6, and just 3 are here. It was an uneventful drive, and an uneventful dinner. But bedtime is always a challenge, at least for GD1. She is nervous, high-strung, and had a tough time adjusting to changes. She’s fine, she’s just thinking too much. Papa just laughs, or perhaps …
Jul 08
Home Again
Papa and I arrived home a couple of days ago, after a tour that included 3 bluegrass festivals, 2 quick stops at home, 3 grandchildren, a couple of rainstorms, and a bunch of fun. First, the bluegrass, the reason for the tour. We attended the Hart Brothers Festival near Guysville, Ohio. Had a great time, …
Jun 09
Rough Ride
The weather was wild for about a half hour last night. The power, blinked several times, then went out for less than a minute. A wall of rain swept through, the wind blew, and then the storm sirens went. We headed for the basement, but the storm was past us by then. A lot of …
Jun 02
Company!
компютри втора употребаGS1 is home for a week from the Navy, and we are enjoying a nice visit. D1 cooked a nice dinner last night for family and some close friends. We enjoyed good food and good conversation. It seems great to have him here, in a very adult acting version. He’s going to be …
May 22
Tour D’ Meeee-sheeee–gan
OK, it’s a weak title, but it is all I have! I left Tuesday afternoon and drove from here to here. If you look at the scrolling heading in my old hometown of Cadillac, then you will see a photograph of this place. My Dad ran a Funeral Home there from 1958 to 1979. Then …
Apr 26
Missing Miss Moon
GD2 was here only 3 days, but they were fun. Some time ago, her preschool assigned symbols to the children, and hers is a moon. The first letter of her name is “M”, so I guess that is the significance. During her last couple of visits, she has spied the moon, and always says, “There’s …
Apr 25
Reflections on a Visit
GD2 needed to go home Wednesday, she woke up missing her family. She was very quiet all morning, and very happy when she and I got into the car to head for Kalamazoo. Having her here for a few days reminded me of the “good old days”, when I had three small children in the …
Apr 22
Wow!
We had a wonderful time at Pickin’ on Cystic Fibrosis Saturday. More on that later this week. We detoured to Kalamazoo and brought GD2 back with us for a visit. She is completely different from her sister, and takes a little getting used to. Her parents taught her to be quite polite, so if she doesn’t want …
Apr 14
Finished
Did I say the dresses were finally finished? I’m really glad, and relieved. I am going to make aprons for them, so they won’t get too much food on them at the reception. We’re calling them aprons, it might be more like big bibs! If you have the time, you could compare them to the sample. I’m …
