Monday, April 18, 2011
Who's on worst?
I got to thinking this morning - here we are half way through April, and I am still using flannel sheets on my bed! The weather forecast for the Bay Area this morning told me I will be needing them again this week. What is your current weather complaint?
Friday, April 15, 2011
Meeting Everett
As you know, I met Everett last week. Here is an unbiased opinion of him:
The young man is quite advanced for his age. He is already able to speak, and does so with some frequency. He is not given to ridiculous statements. His pronouncements are made soberly, while meeting one's eyes directly.
Unfortunately, I had not yet learned his native language. I can see that he is a quick learner, however, and will probably soon be able to speak mine. It is possible that he has already begun to understand some of it.
I do not believe what I was told, that he cheats at Scrabble.
The young man is quite advanced for his age. He is already able to speak, and does so with some frequency. He is not given to ridiculous statements. His pronouncements are made soberly, while meeting one's eyes directly.
Unfortunately, I had not yet learned his native language. I can see that he is a quick learner, however, and will probably soon be able to speak mine. It is possible that he has already begun to understand some of it.
I do not believe what I was told, that he cheats at Scrabble.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Meeting Life's Challenges
Lest you think my safari south provided no difficulties, I submit the following:
It was time to work on my crossword puzzle. As I sashayed toward the puzzle seat, I remembered that I had used up the lead in my mechanical pencil. Since no one was home just then, I went into the unused rooms, searching for a stray pencil. Any pencil. My search turned up one pencil - one with a thick green lead. Not even a dark green colored pencil. Just a thick, light green writing surface.
May you never have to try to fill in those little squares with such a pencil!
It was time to work on my crossword puzzle. As I sashayed toward the puzzle seat, I remembered that I had used up the lead in my mechanical pencil. Since no one was home just then, I went into the unused rooms, searching for a stray pencil. Any pencil. My search turned up one pencil - one with a thick green lead. Not even a dark green colored pencil. Just a thick, light green writing surface.
May you never have to try to fill in those little squares with such a pencil!
The beast of both worlds
Hey, look over there to the right. No, not all the way to the right. On the screen. On the right of the screen. See where it says "Follow by email?" Well, if you can guess what that does, no village idiot you!
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Family Reunion - Looking Ahead
Hello, you all,
I have just scouted out our meeting place for the reunion. I think we lucked out big time. The house mother and father are outstanding. They didn't know I was spying out the territory, yet I was royally taken care of. One day Dan drove a carfull to the beach just before dinner time. We walked along a path directly above the sand area, smelled the salt air, felt the mild breeze, heard the ocean, and watched birds flying over the waves, and dolphins swimming in them. Next trip I expect to be watching a bunch of you enjoying the water.
Every morning I found freshly brewed coffee waiting for me. There was one morning when Kathy needed to be away for a while, so before I got downstairs she had gone to buy a paper for me to read while she was gone. She selected the Times, knowing my interests bent more in that paper's direction than the one she chooses to read. The height of thoughtfulness!
I fully expect that such services will be equally shared by all of us, not just the house mother and father, but you will find it easy to do because the house is already used to providing that sort of hospitality.
I also found there is a pin ball machine installed in a room upstairs. Learning that it can score for 4 different people, I started thinking about a team tournament, with 3 people on each team (you can see that multiplies nicely into about the number we expect, possibly omitting Everett, GGma, and anyone else who is more interested in Scrabble or the like.) Actually, I might want to opt for grand score keeper.
Cholada has promised faithfully to be in charge of Saturday night's dinner. (Get ready, you on the selected team.)I am counting on a Cranium evening. Matt is rooting for lawn darts, I believe, but first he had better look for a lawn. A water volley ball game has been mentioned. And here it is only April! Bocce ball and croquet have also been offered. Also some variations of them which seem to belong with the X game category.
Does any of this sound good to you? Let us hear from you.
Love,
GGma
I know, I know, I already e mailed this to all. BUT I was still waiting on instructions on how to use the family blog, until Matt told me tonight that it has been up and running, and there are a few comments on it. So I plan to switch to using it, and invite the rest of you who have not been asleep to use it too.
ALL ABOARD?
GGma
I have just scouted out our meeting place for the reunion. I think we lucked out big time. The house mother and father are outstanding. They didn't know I was spying out the territory, yet I was royally taken care of. One day Dan drove a carfull to the beach just before dinner time. We walked along a path directly above the sand area, smelled the salt air, felt the mild breeze, heard the ocean, and watched birds flying over the waves, and dolphins swimming in them. Next trip I expect to be watching a bunch of you enjoying the water.
Every morning I found freshly brewed coffee waiting for me. There was one morning when Kathy needed to be away for a while, so before I got downstairs she had gone to buy a paper for me to read while she was gone. She selected the Times, knowing my interests bent more in that paper's direction than the one she chooses to read. The height of thoughtfulness!
I fully expect that such services will be equally shared by all of us, not just the house mother and father, but you will find it easy to do because the house is already used to providing that sort of hospitality.
I also found there is a pin ball machine installed in a room upstairs. Learning that it can score for 4 different people, I started thinking about a team tournament, with 3 people on each team (you can see that multiplies nicely into about the number we expect, possibly omitting Everett, GGma, and anyone else who is more interested in Scrabble or the like.) Actually, I might want to opt for grand score keeper.
Cholada has promised faithfully to be in charge of Saturday night's dinner. (Get ready, you on the selected team.)I am counting on a Cranium evening. Matt is rooting for lawn darts, I believe, but first he had better look for a lawn. A water volley ball game has been mentioned. And here it is only April! Bocce ball and croquet have also been offered. Also some variations of them which seem to belong with the X game category.
Does any of this sound good to you? Let us hear from you.
Love,
GGma
I know, I know, I already e mailed this to all. BUT I was still waiting on instructions on how to use the family blog, until Matt told me tonight that it has been up and running, and there are a few comments on it. So I plan to switch to using it, and invite the rest of you who have not been asleep to use it too.
ALL ABOARD?
GGma
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