The Good Old Days
Paddling into dense early morning fog – me, my kid and his.
Two loon warblers, fishing as the sun rises. There one minute, gone the next.
Chippy competing with the bluejays for piles of birdseed.
Splish-splashing in the mud kitchen – experimenting for hours. Scientists in the making. Or maybe chefs?
Soccer, pickleball, bocce, and biking.
Music, singing and dancing.
Stories, in French and English; scarecrows, Monarchs and little girl mechanics.
The littlest one pushing the ice cream bus; second littlest sharing her baby doll and bottles.
Purple cake frosted by small hands – a work of art!
My ten people around the same table, beer-marinated chicken and fresh corn.
Old dog sleeping.
S’mores by a blazing campfire.
Tent magically lit by fairy lights.
Nana’s heart overflowing.
Wishing these moments in time could last forever.
We seldom realize that now is the good old days! Hope all is well with you and yours. xo
Luckily there is a bit of wisdom that comes with age, as well as the aches, etc. Hoping to get to Europe in 2027, but our 15 year old golden just keeps chugging along, so we can’t make plans. Happy fall!
Our lives are completely controlled by our two dogs, so I know what you mean. We wouldn’t have it any other way though. 🐶🐶❤️
A part of me melted reading this post. 💗
Another part reminded me of the saying, “life isn’t as good as it used to be, and never was.” 😉
I envy those who appreciate the moment as is right now. It’s a rare moment for me when I experience it. By saying “rare” I mean not often.
Favorite line: “Splish-splashing in the mud kitchen – experimenting for hours. Scientists in the making. Or maybe chefs?”
Nice to hear from you, Mirka. I’m ever grateful that I get to be within a couple of hours of the four little girls for half the year (here in Haliburton, Ontario – the other half we’re still in Nova Scotia). Grandparenting is pretty awesome, have to say. Hope all is well in your corner, despite everything…
I’m taking this as all the evidence I need that your summer has been delightful! Gold stars for proactively arranging life to spend time with “your people” and to be there to enjoy watching your grandbabies grow.
And love the original artwork accompanying this post, too ❤
Thanks for checking in – I’m pretty slack in my blog posts (unlike you!), but every now and then I think of something:)
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