Thanks for taking me for a swim today; I was there, if not in body, then definitely in spirit!
Also, thank you for the mention, it means a lot.
I'm in the same boat with my granddaughter (PreK 3). She goes Mon. thru Fri. all day and doesn't FaceTime as much as she used to. Maybe she's outgrowing her Mimi? Luckily she has a younger sister who loves to be the center of attention when her older sibling is at school. I better take advantage...it really doesn't last long.
It's such a wonderful yet painful thing this 'starting school' business. A true mark of growth for the child, Act Two, but sad all the same. I want to grab that untrammelled innocence, bottle it and feed it back to him with icecream when life makes its inevitable mark.
The Australian coast. I've pictured my baby girl (now 26) there often, and now also you. How I wish it weren't so far from me.
Favorite lines:
"The sea is calm to the horizon although a deep navy line is stitched along the edge – a sign the sea breeze is heading my way." I love how we learn to read the water just as we learn to read words on a page.
"I’m a writer – half my day is spent looking for the right word, the right fact." I'm such a lover of words. The attraction - compulsion? - to finding just the right one is not understood by the majority.
Thanks for taking me for a swim today; I was there, if not in body, then definitely in spirit!
Also, thank you for the mention, it means a lot.
I'm in the same boat with my granddaughter (PreK 3). She goes Mon. thru Fri. all day and doesn't FaceTime as much as she used to. Maybe she's outgrowing her Mimi? Luckily she has a younger sister who loves to be the center of attention when her older sibling is at school. I better take advantage...it really doesn't last long.
A pleasure, Ms. Writer.
It's such a wonderful yet painful thing this 'starting school' business. A true mark of growth for the child, Act Two, but sad all the same. I want to grab that untrammelled innocence, bottle it and feed it back to him with icecream when life makes its inevitable mark.
Oh, Prue, how much I love to see your swimming place. Pure bliss!
It's the word I use so often when I'm in the water, Alice - bliss!
The Australian coast. I've pictured my baby girl (now 26) there often, and now also you. How I wish it weren't so far from me.
Favorite lines:
"The sea is calm to the horizon although a deep navy line is stitched along the edge – a sign the sea breeze is heading my way." I love how we learn to read the water just as we learn to read words on a page.
"I’m a writer – half my day is spent looking for the right word, the right fact." I'm such a lover of words. The attraction - compulsion? - to finding just the right one is not understood by the majority.
Oh my goodness. What a lovely comment!
In the words of Anne Shirley, you may be a kindred spirit!
I noticed your daughter and step-son (the sheltie) were resident in Oz and thought how hard that must be emotionally. So far, as you say.
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