Our family, in Battlement Mesa, came the other day, bringing with them only one grandchild. The other two have developed into a teenager, with friends, and a tween with babysitting jobs.
Still the little one loves to come. There are many things she likes to do, here, on the farm
Like gathering cattails, which she calls: “Fluffy Corn dogs”.
“Come with me, Grammy! she called; practically vibrating with eagerness, to slip and slide down the hill, into the dried cattail area.
We walked over the hill to that special spot where the cattails stems brush lightly together in the gentle breeze. She gathered many fluffy corn dogs breaking them open to fly away in the wind allowing the little cattail seed to caress the earth as they landed.
Time moves on…always. As a parent/grandparent you look at each one of your children and your grandchild and wish with all your heart you could take away everything harmful and make their lives perfect. But you know you mostly can’t–they have to do ‘it’, whatever ‘it’ is— by themselves.
But for this tiny moment of time I enjoyed the essence of life a grandchild brings.
From my world to your heart,
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
… ah … (you’ve recounted) just one of hopefully a plethora-&-a-half of such events and memories …
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For me anyway…I hope for her also!
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What a very special time for the both of you!!! I’m quite envious!
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It just doesn’t’ seem to happen enough anymore. Sigh!
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Have a wonderful time with your family, as always!
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They were only here for two hours, but I’ll take whatever I can get!
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What special times we can have before they turn into teenagers.
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Yes. And, if we live long enough, after they become adults.
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Fluffy corn dogs! That is brilliant. They seem such an ancient plant, to me. Must look them up!
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They are! I love them!
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Hope all your family has a wonderful and peaceful holiday weekend.
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Thank you, Debbie! I hope you have a great week and week end also!
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Linda, I hear ya. We have such a great time with our 4 grandkids when they come to visit. All four maybe once a year, but the closest two, more often. They keep getting taller and taller. Yikes. And now with winter beginning, I will have to step up my prayers for safe travel on icy, snowy, roads. May your winter be filled with the joy of visits from the grands and all kinds of nice, cozy times together!
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Thank you, Diane! My prayers are for yours family also!
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Sweet moments. They do look like Fluffy Corn Dogs! She named them well.
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She did!
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Beautiful. A visit from a grandchild is precious indeed. I know how we want to protect our children from the pains of life. My favorite quote is from Rumi. “The wound is where the light enters”. Those wounds are where we learn empathy and compassion. Too bad we don’t without the wounds.
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Oh, you are so right…the wounds are the hard part. The very hard part.
Linda
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Sweet visit—treasured times!
Blessings!
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How sweet that she loves to spend time with you at the Farm, they grow up too fast! 🙂
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They do grow to fast!!! Way too fast!
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oh yes — I hope for a happy world for them – and now for my great-grands as well… but it is wonderful to juist relax and enjoy the time with them and be happy. Your little one is at the perfect age for fun with grandma!
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And grandpa…she adores her grandpa!
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Just listened to the new Fredrick Backman story – short – sort of about a relationship between and grandfather and grandson. Heartbreakingly beautiful of course, but would resonate…
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I headed over to amazon to see check out the book. Thank you!
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Beautiful post Linda .. How lovely to spend moments like these. I just love this photo ..
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Thank you, Julie. We had fluffy corn dog seeds everywhere…even in our hair!
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