For two days and two nights we got to have our youngest granddaughter.
She is amazing help.
Always willing to do something; whatever we are doing. Always asking: “is there anything I can do to help you—or can I help you Grandpa”?
She goes with us braving the mosquitoes and deer fly, plus those nasty biting little horse flies.
Taking her little red shovel— helping move the water down the rows– making that big warm farmer’s heart in her grandpa swell with pride.
Jumping carefully over the just sprouting pinto beans, we hear her laughing delightedly.
Then just before the dark closes in completely she and grandpa would go for a fast, breath-catching four-wheeler ride, me following along behind….way behind so Boomer and I didn’t eat dust. Clear to the Rocky Point, then home again.
Today we are back to just ‘ourselves’ and our normal routines.
For a little while, we were young once more filling our days with work and play that only a 9 year can bring.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
How wonderful that you had a couple of days with your granddaughter. What a joy!
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It is a joy! And she is still young enough, grandparents are enough!
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She is such a joy! Glad she was there.
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Meet too!!!
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Perhaps that’s your secret… grandchildren, to keep your hearts young.
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They do keep your heart young!
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What great lifelong memories she is making with the two of you
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Who knows maybe she will married a farmer someday. More than likely not, but one never knows.
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Wonderful 🙂
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I love this. What a darling, strong, fantastic girl she is. I love the idea of a girl growing close to the land like that. I wish mine could. I also loved, Linda, your post about your father. It was very beautiful. Thank you for sharing these stories and feelings from the heart.
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Thank you, Charlotte! I love how your daughters are growing up with so many wonderful experiences…daily life in Milan, summers in France and then vacation’s in the American south. When I was a child I would have LOVED that life!
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Your love & respect for you family is palpable. So too for your farm.
I want to share that my Brown pinto beans have sprouted. I’m so excited: I love watching my plants go thru their life cycles. Sandy
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Oh excellent! You will enjoy growing and eating your own! 🙂
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You are very fortunate to have such helpful grandchildren
The parents are to be highly commended.
Cheers
Colin
PS: The Sun – yes the sun in the sky! – it is out today.
Terrigal lives again up to its fame – sun, surf and sand!
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And you get to enjoy all three! YAY!
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How wonderful, what a blessing for you both. ❤️
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It is!!! 🙂
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Those skies are breath taking. Children around do keep us young. Have a wonderfilled day.
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Then when they leave we are exhausted, but it is so worth the exhaustion!
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J & D > Pride is supposed to be one of the seven sins we should avoid. But there’s pride in one’s self, and then there’s the sort of pride you express here, which seems to us to be a good thing.
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Oh…Well, I hope it doesn’t come off a vanity…but I am really happy to have her in my life!
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I miss those days with my granddaughter who is now 19 and I rarely see. Enjoy while you can!!
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I know…the oldest two are fading away from our lives. It’s sad.
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How wonderful!! She is one lucky girl! 🙂
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Grandchildren make things so much fun. And now you have a great…very nice!
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Oh isn’t she a honey! What a great girl .. lovely images Linda 😃
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Grandchildren make having children wonderful!
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