“Mirror, mirror on the wall; who’s the fairest of them all?” -Snow White- journal entry: Grandpa and I bought this Snow White dress for Clara’s 4th birthday. If there was ever a perfect Snow White . . . it was Clara. She put it on immediately, wore it all day, …
“To live is so startling, it leaves little time for anything else !” -Emily Dickinson- journal entry: How many times has a mother said “don’t you pull that face” or “if you pull that face it might stick” ? Well, thank heavens this face was just for a moment but …
“Let us not be too particular. It is better to have old second-hand diamonds than none at all.” -Mark Twain- journal entry: I have never actually met any queens or princesses except, of course, my own granddaughters. They love royal clothing. They love beautiful bracelets and necklaces and rings and …
” You’ve got to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.” -Irish Proverb- journal entry: Grandpa got tangled in some wood by the river. He broke his leg. Talmage worried about it. Would Grandpa be able to play with him, or take him places or fix …
“One of the best things in the world is to be a boy. It requires no experience, but needs some practice to be a good one.” -Charles Warner- journal entry: I remember when you bought rolls of film in selections of 12 pictures, 24 pictures and 36 pictures. When we …
“Keep your fears to yourself but share your courage with others.” -Robert Louis Stevenson- journal entry: Teaching children about Memorial Day is important. It is important to know about our country and our freedoms. It is important to know about wars and sacrifice while praying that these things will stay …
“The best place to be when you have a question is with a Grandpa.” -Author Unknown- journal entry: I say “ask your Grandpa” as much as I said “ask your Dad”. I am not sure that Grandpas know a lot more than Grandmas but they seem to know quite a …
“Make yourself necessary to someone.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson- journal entry: Peaches are fuzzy. Even when you wash them off in the hose, you still get itchy stuff on your face. Grandpa told the grandchildren that no one had to get fuzzy stuff on their faces again if they didn’t want …
“When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” -Henry Ford- journal entry: I have favorite photographs and this is one of them. Talmage is a child who can concentrate. He is a child who asks good questions. He …
“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant.” -Robert Louis Stevenson- journal entry: Who knows what a child will remember? What do I remember? What do you remember about being a child, asking a question and getting an answer? What is it about …
