Sidra, Uncle Ted and I went on a hike. I was surprised at how steep the paths were, and out of breath I was. I haven’t been hiking in a very long time. Sidra, who is 10 years old, wanted to take the steep trail. From what Uncle Ted told me, if we took that […]
The high road.
I brought all my watercolors with me on our trip to see the kids and the grandchildren. I was hoping to get a chance to paint with Sidra. She’s always doing something. If it isn’t chores, it’s making stop-motion videos of her dolls or some other activity. We did have a chance to paint together […]
Sidra is my granddaughter. I began interviewing her just before her baby brother, William was born. I spoke on the record with her several times since then (6 Months Later: Being a New Sibling, Sib Interview – One Year Followup, Ten Years of Age). Now that she and her family are back in California, it […]
As I mentioned yesterday, I write my posts the day before and schedule them for the following day. It is Halloween as I write this. We are in Burbank visiting the grandkids. William still remembers me. There is a spark of recognition as I sing, What Do You Do with a Drunken Sailor, the sea chanty […]
