I was up much too early this morning so Puppy's Pop and I headed out to Jamestown, RI. Oh what a beautiful start to this dry, hot, slightly breezy summer day. We climbed around for well over an hour watching fisher folk trying their luck and also caught sight of a few early sun lovers. I will always love Beavertail. If my ship were to come in I would buy the entire island and people it with family, friends and young ones. We drove up Route One and stopped for coffee and a muffin at Jitters Café in North Kingston. Also got a chance to ogle the wonderful old homes in Wickford without doing the tourist route. There are times when New England Yankees are just plain good for something.
Had a very good day for the VJ Day Parade yesterday. The sun stayed behind the clouds for most of the parade and then when we went to the old homestead for the picnic the sun and breeze were dandy. I'm guessing there were at least 20 kids under 10 at the party having a blast in the pool and on a monster water slide type contraption. Very cool. Nephew's cousin brought his roaster and did up the pig. It was juicy, tender and delicious. I must say that I had at a minimum two plates of food and quite a few deserts! My two brothers and their wives were also at the party along with Singapore nephew.
"Good times, good times," as the kiddo would say. Today is his 8th Birthday. We had a little party for him Friday. He gets a kick out of that, just the three of us. We bought him a set of DVD's and a Ninjago Lego set with over 250 pieces. We thought he'd bring it home because it would take him a while to make it. Nope. He just opened it up and set to work on the kitchen table. He built it himself in under two hours. Pretty good. It was fun watching him. I was reading sitting in my Vermont rocker so he could tell me when to marvel at Cole's Treader. He also kept Grampa in the loop by letting him inspect the work as he progressed. He can be such a character. But . . . for some odd reason he got hold of his Mom's phone Saturday night and decided to all at 10:15! Needless to say he was chastised by Mom and Mémé. When he called last night, not late, he told me he had gotten permission. He's learning. We also spent two hours Friday at the Trampoline Place in Wauregan. He had a blast. I was impressed how one instructor can keep and eye on about 16 kids. He is quite a disciplinarian. If a kid doesn't behave he has to sit down and watch. He also only tells a kid how to do something once. If the kid doesn't listen he gets an ear full. Unusual to see someone who runs a business take the time to stress rules and not be concerned with parents being upset about his reprimands. Good on him.
Quote: Gratuitous violence in argument betrays a conscious weakness of the cause, and is usually a signal of despair. ___Junius
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