Need a read? "Equal and Opposite Reactions" http://amzn.to/2xvcgRa and the sequel, "Hail Mary" https://www.amzn.com/1684334888 Available on Amazon. ...AND THE THINGS WE DID AT HOME...Continued from yesterday: And so, with the surge of the Delta variant dictating that our granddaughters' three week vacation with us remain for the most part a "stay-home-cation," they mostly stayed home, with Tom and I in charge of their days while their parents worked from home, "home" for the time being relocated to our dining room table. And yet, between Tom's and my efforts and, I suppose, the thankfully not-yet-worn-off wonder of childhood, the girls still seemed to find plenty to keep them occupied at their grandparent's house. In fact, we all did. The children generally did a daily art activity, sometimes drawing or painting garden scenes. Projects were sometimes created in the basement, ...or on the driveway, ...though one was liable to come across an art installation of sorts most anywhere around the premises, We had daily piano lessons. And, of course, sometimes there were chores to be done, ...including helping Grandpa pick the blueberries and beans, ...harvesting the seeds from the lunaria plants, ...and other general yard work. ...after which it was nice to take a rest. Now and then the girls visited their parents at work, ...or visited the neighbor's dog, Rocky, We baked, ...and baked, ...and baked. On Fridays we made challah. The first week we used my recipe. However, my grand daughter assured me that the recipe that she and her mother used produced a better bread, and so the second week we used their recipe. And she was right. We cooked and prepared meals, ...and every dinner was a daily event with lots of good food, ...and every week Tommy and Emily came for Sunday dinner. Sunday breakfast was likewise special. We celebrated Theresa's birthday with a party with Tommy, Emily, and Theresa's friend Jess. And once we roasted veggie dogs over the fire. We otherwise passed what time there was to pass playing games,, ...or making music, ...or watching Harry Potter, ...or just sitting and watching the world go by. Oh, and then there was Exploding Kittens...
To be continued...
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Karla
8/17/2021 11:52:51 am
Oh, Patti!
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Patti
8/17/2021 12:19:07 pm
Thank you, Karla. Yes, they were always up for an art - or baking - project, and, as you can imagine, the house was generally in a state of wonderful mess! 8D
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"Equal And Opposite Reactions"
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