Abby and Hopie time
~ ~ ~ Abby and Hopie go to the beach. On Saturday my granddaughter, Abigail, asked if she could come to her Hopie's house all by herself. Of course, I said I would love that! Her older brother, Verne, wanted to go to a friend's house and her younger sister, Natalie, is too young to be away from mum for an overnighter. So...it was me and Abigail for the weekend. She wanted to stay 2 nights! I think she may have been slightly motivated by the need for some alone time and Natalie's late night crying. ~ We cooked homemade cornmeal waffles together for breakfast. When your grandmother is a Montessori teacher you learn to cut your waffles up by yourself. You can see the concentration on her face. I didn't help at all! Verne's first day of Kindergarten! I drove up in the morning to watch him get on the bus! He loves it! On Monday morning Abigail and I drove back up to her house. My daughter, Hannah, came over with delicious donuts and Bonnie made a breakfast of bacon, s
ha. sneaky you. intriguing...def a bare bones verse...i wonder what you started with?
ReplyDeleteReading this makes me want to write something tight like that. Very skillfully done.
ReplyDeleteI think you could cutt this down to one short line ...
ReplyDeleteI think, that for these purposes, you may be right. "I steal in through the gate" does say an awful lot.
Deletenow that is edited down to its essence, yet says enough for us to get the mind going..smiles
ReplyDeleteVery concise and your view words create an aura for the story behind it--a moment.>KB
ReplyDeleteHe, he, he . . . have to wonder about the original.
ReplyDeleteThe imagination runs wild and faster than our feet! Wonderful dear!
ReplyDeletenow that is an edit... hmmm, I wonder what will happen
ReplyDeleteI think the first line is important as it sets the scene far more than just the second line alone. What you are "stealing into" is important for "mood". The brevity here is unique and fun.
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