I am falling behind on the things I want to say, - to write about. The week has flown by, - two wonderful mornings in the garden, but now we are into the monsoons, Similkameen fashion.....
Yesterday we had company all day, - the nice, interesting man who is doing a book on Veterans and comes to talk to Charles - or to listen to Charles, had French Onion Soup with us at lunchtime. Then I left them to their conversation and went off to play piano for the Purples (Royal Purples, - lodge).
On my way home I stopped at the Variety Store to talk to Sharon, my daughter-in-law, to see if the knee length dresses she promised me were going to be delivered soon had arrived. Alas, no, - all her beautiful dresses are for beautiful young ladies and inclined to make Great Grandmas look like mutton dressed as lamb! Nevertheless she had a lovely surprise for me, - holding the phone out as I came in the door she said, it's for you, Grandma, and it was ! Our lovely granddaughter who lives away had come to visit for a few days, and was wanting to see us. I scurried home and soon she arrived.....
What a lovely visit we had, - so much to catch up on. When this family were younger their mother home schooled them, and once a week I was lucky enough to have them for a day while Mum caught up with other things. Noni was passionate about words and writing and she told me yesterday about some poetry she had had accepted. We had about an hour to talk before her cousin came to pick her up!
Accompanied by her son and two new energetic and enthusiastic puppies
who immediately fell in love with Grandpa ....
and when they deserted his knee to go and terrorize Miss Callie the Cat and eat all her food, and drink all her water, Grandpa soon had a loving great grandson in their place
We were late with supper but it was a happy and wonderful whirlwind of family and pets
and energy and love.
The little Shitzu reminded me of Caspar and brought back memories of happy times together, sigh.....
