I love my three grandchildren dearly, but the older two’s unwillingness to venture beyond their four walls is a despair.
\nJames, on the other hand, enjoys being outside, even if it’s just to chat with me while I do yardwork.
\nHe has also been enjoying tagging along on the weekly transfer station runs which Peter and I have been doing for the last six years.
\nWe frequently explore the old furniture section, and we always check out the metal pile, which is a wonder of old appliances, lawn furniture and bicycles.
\nSometimes we get decent stuff from the metal pile, more often we don’t, but it’s always a treasure hunt.
\nGiving Emme her due, she pried herself away from her DS to go with me to a lecture at the Orleans Snow Library the other day. Afterwards, we tried to get in to see “Chatham”, but the lines were long and the evening air was cold, so we punted for now, but I still appreciated the effort.
\nOh, and we’ve had snow flurries this week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I love my three grandchildren dearly, but the older two’s unwillingness to venture beyond their four walls is a despair. James, on the other hand, enjoys being outside, even if it’s just to chat with me while I do yardwork. … Continue reading