Dear Readers,
My daughter recently reminded me of a cute story about her grandfather, Pa.
When my kids were little, my parents used to visit us twice a year in April and September. We always made a semi-annual shopping trip to the Reading, PA outlets and had lunch at the local Friendly Ice Cream Restaurant. Pa’s favorite menu item was New England clam chowder. To the great amusement of my 5 year old daughter and 2 year old son, he would draw a smiley face on his chowder with a squirt bottle ofketchup. My kids thought it was so funny that it became a tradition. Pa would order chowder and get to work on his masterpiece.
Any artist can use watercolor or oil, but how many can craft a work of art with a squirt bottle of ketchup?
Keep smilin’!
I got two more for you, Mimi: I always LOVED it when Pa talked to mannequins at the mall. He’s fix their hats or shake their hands, and I just thought it was too much. Come to think of it, he also used to talk in this very reasonable voice to barking dogs, who were so confused by his manner that, nine times out of ten, they’d quiet right down!