Dear Liza,
When you and I lived in the same city many years ago, I would come pick you up after school and we would hang out together. We made bread, played in the garden, and just got to be silly. We even got to know a Panther at Hartnell College.
Now that Cousin Kestrel and I both live in Portland, I get to pick her up from her school, sometimes. She goes to da Vinci Arts Middle School, so she gets to take dance, textile art, and theater as well as math and social studies. It is a mile walk from my house to the school, so we both get some exercise.
And these bright chilly fall days, we get some sun!
There is a wonderfully weird cement dragon named Leo in the schoolyard, who makes a great place to sit and wait for the bell to ring.
He has benches along both sides, but I prefer to sit on his scaly tail.
I am so happy to be able to get to know both my Grandgirls.
Love,
Grandma Judy
Dear Liza 