- how my great grandpa's catch line was "Jiminy Crickets!" 
 
    - that my great grandma was the reigning champion in the card game "snap!" 
 
    - he was the only 89 year old who was computer savvy in his town 
 
    - that no one was allowed to sit in great grandpa's chair, except him. but he always made an exception for me. 
 
    - picking beans in the garden with great grandma 
 
    - that they would always cry when we left 
 
    - the hidden bedroom in the guest room 
 
    - the tiger painting in the other guest room 
 
    - grandma's love for tea 
 
    - grandpa's rock and bird card collection 
 
    - the corner store that sold bull's head, the only soft drink we'd drink when up there 
 
    - the fire/police station in front of their house 
 
    - when things got too loud, grandma would just turn off her hearing aid 
 
    - grandpa loved talking about bell (the phone company) with my dad, he used to work there 
 
    - that golf and the news were the only things that ever played on their tv 
 
  
            nov 27 2010 ∞
 may 20 2011 +