I’ve been thinking about my grandmother role.
Lux meeting me at the airport. Photo by Isaac |
Also, they are out all day from 8 till 4 at school, and there are activities after school such as karate and seeing friends. I don’t spend nearly as much time with them as I did when they were little. I’d play with them and read to them such a lot ten years ago. Now I’m more like much-loved background scenery.
I said this to Dave in an email and he said “Being comforting background scenery is a role in itself.” And he reminded me of what Philip Larkin said of Monica Jones:
This is what I’ve been thinking, and then yesterday after a lovely trip into the mountains with Isaac and the girls…
Paddling in Boulder Creek Photo by Isaac |
Cece and I spent the whole afternoon doing art work together side by side. It was so companionable, and so lovely, and I reconsidered the background scenery angle.
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