So, I picked the beans in a hurry yesterday night before we drove GS3 and GD1 to meet their parents. There were 3 buckets. Three, 3, three. These are the huge laundry detergent buckets they used to sell at Costco, before they downsized the bucket and upsized the price. Guess what I’m doing today?
D2 arrived on Tuesday night, just in time to save my sanity. Little GD2 was happy to see her, and so was I. She got things together Wednesday morning, while I drove the older two to the Safari camp at the zoo. When I got back, everything was ready, and we left for a day … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
I was at Google Maps calculating the time it will take us to drive over to meet D2 tomorrow and retrieve our three young grandchildren, when I noticed that Google has a “Walking Directions” function. Beta, of course. We noted the time that it would take to “walk it”, 1 day, 6 hours, and it … Read more
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, … Read more
Or, perhaps we’ve been gone a long time. We arrived home yesterday with GS3 and GD’s 1 and 2. The washer has been running ever since. Nothing like a little camping with three kids to make a little wash. I mixed up cookies last night, and vacuumed, and made up beds for the girls, and … Read more
Today, I would like to thank the clover for thoughtfully filling in all the spaces in my lawn which were left when I removed the dandelions. Gratefully, Granny Or, as I’ve heard my Mom sarcastically say, “Gee, Tanks.”
Look before the link to cat number 1 is outdated. This cat was featured in the humane society “adopt a pet” section last Sunday, in the Detroit Free Press. Here is a a picture I took this morning of Chloe, one of two kittens D2 brought home from that society last year. OK. As Papa … Read more