I’m sitting in my lounge chair listening to the roar of raindrops bouncing off our patio blocks. It is a welcome sound as it has been a dry spring and the garden as well as the pumpkin crop are in need of a drink. The sound of falling rain has been music to my years for as long as I can remember. I was a farm kid so falling rain was usually a welcome sound. Of course there were occasions…..

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We watched the graduation of our first grandchild today. I confess I enjoyed it more than the graduation of our own three children. I’m not sure why. With our own children I think there is a need to be “in control” which is not always possible when dealing with teenagers. It’s easier to release grandchildren to live their lives. Hopefully we will be able to experience this seven more times as seven more grandchildren continue to progress through the school…..

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