Now look!

Hi Sibyl,

I want to show you how the snow looked last night as the storm
was ending toward night time. Then, I will show you how
it looked this morning.

It will be so lovely to see you again.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Birds in the snow

Hi Sibyl,

It's still snowing here. Grandpa Charlie and I fed
the birds. The birds came flocking for the seeds
and the suet. Have a look.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

More snow!

Hi Sibyl,

It's still snowing here. So now the snow is as deep as up
to your hips. Have a look at these pictures.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Snow!

Hi Sibyl,

We are having a blizzard here today. A blizzard is a storm
with lots of snow. Grandpa Charlie has been out shoveling,
and I was awake in the middle of the night to see the snow
on all the lights.

Have a look. And more later.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

More ornaments

Hi Sibyl,

Here are more of the ornaments we have on the tree.

We can't wait to see you.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Even more ornaments

Hi Sibyl,

Here are even more ornaments on the tree. When you come
you will see the star on top.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Christmas tree ornaments

Hi Sibyl,

Here are the ornaments we are putting on the tree.

It will be so nice to have you here to look at it.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Decorating the tree

Hi Sibyl,

We have decorated our Christmas tree with lots of lights and ornaments.

First I'm going to show you how we put the lights and balls on the tree.
Then I will show you the ornaments, the two videos.

Have a look!

It's snowing here, and we are thinking of how wonderful it will be to
have you here with us.

I will send you pictures of the snow soon.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Christmas tree

Hi Sibyl,

Grandpa Charlie and I went to get our Christmas tree. We put it
in the car to bring home. Then Grandpa Charlie put it on a stand
and brought it into the house. Next, we will decorate it.

Have a look.

We are so happy that you are coming to our house soon.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Stocking

Hi Sibyl,

It's only going to be a week before we can see you here. Grandpa Charlie
and I are very excited about it. We will have a wonderful Christmas together.

I have a stocking for you. It has a big S for Sibyl and lots of little bells. You
will hang it by the fireplace on Christmas Eve. Perhaps there will be something
inside it on Christmas Day, the next morning.

Have a look.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

a card with a sticker!

Hi Sibyl,

Thank you for the card you sent me. It's really wonderful. And
it has a sticker!

We will be seeing you soon for Christmas.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Snow!

Hi Sibyl,

We had snow yesterday at our house. Grandpa Charlie and I watched it come down all
over the yard. Then we built a fire in the fireplace.

Take a look at the snow coming down, and the icy snow on the deck this morning.

When you come in December, we will build another fire in our fireplace for you.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Digraphs

Hi Sibyl,

I have made another book for you. It is about digraphs. Digraphs
are two letters that together make one sound. Have a look.

We will be so happy to see you for Christmas.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Noah and Caleb

Hi Sibyl,

Grandpa Charlie and I went to visit Noah and Caleb in Denver last
week. Noah and Caleb are your cousins, and they are just
little babies. Have a look.

We are so glad that you will be visiting us at Christmas.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

starlings

Hi Sibyl,

Yesterday I went out on the deck and heard hundreds of birds. The
starlings are flying south. They were all in the big oak tree in our
garden. Listen to them.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Book of sounds

Hi Sibyl,

I have made a new book for you. It has words with sounds that are the sounds
of A, O and E. Have a look.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Another notecard!

Hi Sibyl,

How nice it was to get a notecard from you with crayon
drawings. Grandpa Charlie and I really like it.

I hope you are having a good time at your Aunt Joy's house.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Down the river

Hi Sibyl,

Grandpa Charlie and I paddled down the Patuxent River again. Have a look at these scenes, and watch for the running deer.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Manhattan

Hi Sibyl,

Did you go to Columbus to see Hope, Seth, Aunt Joy and Uncle Dave? I hope you had a good time. Uncle Norman and I went to see Aunt Amy and Leora Diza. Have a look.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Falling leaves

Hi Sibyl,

It's fall here in Maryland now. Grandpa Charlie and I have been raking up the leaves that fall from our big trees. The leaves turn yellow, orange, and sometimes even red at this time of year. Have a look at Grandpa Charlie raking leaves.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Halloween

Hi Sibyl,

Happy Halloween! You had a party at the Randall Museum. You are a very
lovely fairy princess!

Have a look at what Halloween was like at our house. Grandpa Charlie lit the
jack o'lanterns, and we strung up the little pumpkin lights. Then you will see
the kids in their Halloween costumes. It was so much fun.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

jack o'lantern, part three

Hi Sibyl,

Here's the last part of how we carve our jack o' lanterns.

Tomorrow, children will be coming for Halloween, and they
will see our jack o'lanterns all lite up on the front steps.

Have a look at this.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Jack o'lantern, part two

Hi Sibyl,

Here's more about how we carve our jack o'lanterns.

Happy Halloween!

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Jack o'lantern, part one

Hi Sibyl,

Grandpa Charlie and I want to show you how we make our pumpkins into
jack o'lanterns. This will take three video clips to show. So watch for
another two videos that will show how we finish our jack o'lanterns.

Happy Halloween!

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Pumpkins

Hi Sibyl,

Yesterday I bought two big pumpkins for Halloween. Grandpa Charlie
and I are going to make them into Jack o'lanterns tomorrow. We will show
you how we do that. But first, have a look at the pumpkins.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Polar bear book

Hi Sibyl,

Yesterday I bought you some books at a yard sale, a whole
boxful. Most of them are for later, but here's a book you will
like. It's about polar animals, and I will send it to you.

I miss you, sweetie,

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

water birds

Hi Sibyl,

Here's a video showing our time at the beach. Grandpa Charlie,
Uncle Norman and I saw lots of water birds. We were out in our boats,
the kayaks. There were egrets, cormorants and gulls.

Have a look!

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

shells

Hi Sibyl,

Grandpa Charlie and I went to a beach where there were lots
of shells. Can you count the ones we saw?

I will bring you a few of these. They are very pretty.

And I will see you soon!

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

A lovely note card

Hi Sibyl,

When we returned from our trip, I saw that the mailman had delivered
a lovely note card from you. It has very nice crayon drawings.

Thank you so much. I love getting mail from you.

It will be so good to see you next week.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

painting the zoo puzzle

Hi Sibyl,

I want to show you how I painted the zoo puzzle that
I am sending to you. I painted the elephant blue, the lion
red, the giraffe yellow, the tiger orange and the monkey green.

Have a look. I am so happy that I will see you soon.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

zoo puzzle

Hi Sibyl,

I have made you a zoo puzzle, and I will put it in the mail today for you.
It has a lion, a tiger, a giraffe, an elephant, and a monkey. Have
a look.

I will be seeing you in a couple of weeks. It will be
such fun to be with you again.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

puzzles

Hi Sibyl,

I have a new saw, and now I can make you puzzles. I have started by making on
with your name, Sibyl. Then I decided to make a chunkier one, and two that spell "Mom"
and "Pop". You can decide which ones you like the best. I took them to the post
office just now, so the mailman will bring them to you on Thursday or Friday.

How nice that you had a good time at the wedding. I saw that you were
kickity kicking in the water!

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

planting the vine

Hi Sibyl,

Today I planted a lovely vine that your Uncle Norman gave me. See how
I put it in a pot, with dirt and water. Have a look.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Thank you for the new card

Hi Sibyl,

My, what a nice card we got from you today. You are so good at drawing
with your crayons.

I am glad you like the sweater with the owl buttons. If you get bigger,
I will make you another.


Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Androcles book

Hi Sibyl,

I have made a new book for you, and I hope you get it in the mail soon,
if you haven't already. It's about Androcles and Pinko, who go out in
a boat together. Here's a little more about it.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

bears at the zoo

Hi Sibyl,

Thank you so much for the card you sent to Grandpa Charlie and I. It
had such nice drawings!

Did you go to the zoo with Pop? And did you see the bears?

I am working on another story book for you. I hope to mail
it to you soon. Pinko will have to listen to it too, as he is in the book.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

baby elephant plays

Hi Sibyl,

I want to read to you from a very nice book I have. It's about
a baby elephant who plays with her mother on the beach.

I hope you like it.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Folding clothes

Hi Sibyl,

Grandpa Charlie wants to show you how he folds clothes.
Have a look at this video.

I have sent you a letter and some cards and an album. The
mailman will bring them to you in a few days.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Grandpa Charlie picks tomatoes

Hi Sibyl,

Grandpa Charlie wants to show you how he picks tomatoes
in our garden. First, they are little yellow flowers. Then they
are little green tomatoes. Then they grow to be big red tomatoes.
They smell very good.

Grandpa Charlie is putting them in a basket, so that we can eat
them for dinner.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

The fish come back

Hi Sibyl,

Do you remember how when you sat in the waves on the beach
your fish would come back, so that you could put them in your
pink pail? That was lots of fun.

Next year, we will go back to the beach, all of us together. But
that is a long time from now. Before that, I will come to see
you in October.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Upside down

Hi Sibyl,

Mom and Pop sometimes pick you up and hold you upside down. Upside down
Sibyl! And sometimes Mildred goes upside down.

Have a look at yourself upside down.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Carrying water

Hi Sibyl,

I was sorry to hear that you were not feeling well. I hope you
are feeling better now.

Here's a video of you and your Mom at the beach. Do you remember
when she made all those sand castles? You needed lots of water
for those castles. Have a look.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

The playground

Hi Sibyl,

Can you remember when you played in the playground with Grandpa
Charlie and Mom. You were visiting us at our house with the hose.
First you played with the dirt, then you went on the airplane. After
that you went on the swing.

It was so nice to have you here. Here's a video of our adventures.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Thank you for the card

Hi Sibyl,

Thank you so much for the nice card you sent Grandpa Charlie and I.
You made such a nice crayon drawing for us. It's so good to know
that you liked the beach and our "house with the hose."

Love,

Nana

Swimming with Mom

Hi Sibyl,

Can you remember how you went swimming with Mom at the beach? You
were very good in the water. You splashed and you kicked. Mom told you
to blow bubbles. Have a look at this video.

Tomorrow Grandpa Charlie and I are going out in the kayak. We will
paddle in a lake.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

finding the cat

Hi Sibyl,

Do you remember how you and Leora went upstairs at Aunt Ellen's
house to find the cat? It was a nice black cat, but it wanted to hide.
So you followed it upstairs and it hid under the bed. You and Aunt
Amy looked under the bed at the cat.

I hope you are liking your fridge letters. They are lots of fun.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Out in the kayak

Hi Sibyl,

Can you remember going in the kayak at the beach house? You went with Mom
and Uncle Norman in a boat called a kayak. The three of you went way down the
beach in the water. Then when you came back, Pop picked you up out of the boat.

Are you having fun at your new school? You are a good girl.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

The carousel ride

Hi Sibyl,

Do you remember when you rode the horse on the carousel? It was
such fun, and you waved to Grandpa Charlie and I.

We miss you very much.

I saw that you went to school. You are such a big girl now.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Caleb and Noah

Hi Sibyl,

It was good to hear you on the phone this morning. It's going
to be so nice to see you tomorrow.

I want to show you some pictures of your cousins Noah and Caleb.

See you soon!

Love,

Nana

Beach house two

Hi Sibyl,

Here are more pictures of the beach house for you.
You will have so much sand and water to play in!

Love,

Nana

B words

Hi Sibyl,

I've just made you some words beginning with b. They'll
be in the mail for you tomorrow. Today I have to stay
home and wait for my new replacement printer. With
the printer, I can make you more books later in the summer.

It will be so good to see you soon. Next, I will be
sending you more pictures of the beach house.

Love,

Nana

Uncle Norman's kayak

Hi Sibyl,

I want to show you pictures of Uncle Norman going
out in his kayak at the beach house. We are all going
to do this in August. Have a look.

Love,

Nana

See saw

Hi Sibyl,

I saw you on the see saw with your friend Fletch. Your
mom posting a video with this. So I've made you words
for the occasion.

Love,

Nana

M words

Hi Sibyl,

Have you seen the word cards I sent that begin with m? They should
be coming to you soon. Here are some of them for you.

We will be visiting Noah and Caleb next week, and I will soon
have pictures of them for you to see.

Love,

Nana

Paddling

Hi Sibyl,

Grandpa Charlie and I went out this morning in the new kayak.
Grandpa Charlie did a lot of paddling, as we went upstream on
the Patuxent River. Have a look at this.

In August, you will ride in the kayak with us at the beach.

Love,

Nana

Beach House

Hi Sibyl,

I want to show you pictures of the beach house last year. In August
you and I and Mom and Pop and Grandpa Charlie and Uncle Norman
will be going there. It will be lots of fun.

You may want to ask your mom to turn up the volume for the pictures,
since I can't seem to make the sound loud enough.

It will be so much fun to see you soon.

Love,
Nana

Jake

Hi Sibyl,

I want to show you some videos of the little dog who
lives across the street from us. His name is Jake, and
he belongs to Carolyn. Watch while he does his tricks.

Love,

Nana

Making the book

Hi Sibyl,

I want to show you how I make your books. Here
I am printing the pages for the Pinko book and
binding them together. It's lots of fun.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Drawing Pinko

Hi Sibyl,

Today I want to show you how I draw Pinko for the Pinko
books. Later I will show you how I put the books
together.

We now have a little pool that you can splash in
when you come in August.

Love,

Nana xxx OOO

Pinko book

Hi Sibyl,

I want to show you the Pinko book that is in the mail for you.
It should arrive on Friday. Later, I will show you how
I made it. I had lots of fun, and I hope you will like reading it.

I can't wait to see you in three weeks.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Another card!

Hi Sibyl,

I just got another card from you in the mail. Thank you so much
for sending it to me. It has a wonderful crayon drawing.

I hope you will get some mail from me soon. I have sent
you more cards.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

making word cards

Hi Sibyl,

I want to show you how I make your word cards. It's
lots of fun. Have a look:

Love,
Nana

The Park

Hi Sibyl,

Grandpa Charlie would like to show you the park near our
house. When you come in August, you will be able to play here.
It has swings and slides, an airplane to ride in, and both a fire
chief's truck and a train. Have a look.

I have mailed your new book, but Fedex says it will not get
to you until next Friday. But I hope you will enjoy it.

Love,
Nana

bicycle

Hi Sibyl,

Grandpa Charlie likes to ride his bicycle. Here's a video showing
how he pumps up his bicycle tire, then puts on his helmet,
then rides near our park. Have a look.

Love,
Nana

Garbage Truck

Hi Sibyl,

I wanted to have you see the garbage truck that comes
by to pick up the recycling in our neighborhood. The
truck is very noisy. Can you see the two men working
to load the recycling?

Soon I will have a new story book for you and Pinko to
enjoy.

Love,

Nana

Thank you

Hi Sibyl,

What a wonderful card you sent me. Thank you so
very much. It came in a nice envelope with my name
Nana on it. It's nice to see how well you draw with
your crayons.

I can't wait to see you again in August.

Love,
Nana

From the farmers' market

Hi Sibyl,

Grandpa Charlie and I went to the farmers' market on Sunday. We
bought peaches, blueberries, peas, onions, beans, and tomatoes. We
also bought some little lettuces to plant in the garden, and some begonias,
which have flowers.

Have a look!

Love,
Nana

Cow, donkey and goat

Hi Sibyl,

There's a part of the zoo here that has barnyard animals. I took
pictures of the cows, the donkeys and the goats. Here they are for you.

Did you go to the beach with Mom and Pop? Was there sand there?
In August we will all go to the beach together. Grandpa Charlie, Uncle Norman,
Uncle Will, Aunt Val and I will be there. Later we will see Aunt Amy, Uncle Yuliy,
and Leora. And Gran, Aunt Greta and Uncle Aaron will be there. You will then see
Aunt Leslie, Uncle Mac and maybe even your cousin Julia. It will be lots of fun.

Love,

Nana

Lion and tiger

Hi Sibyl,

I know you have lions and tigers in your zoo. The zoo
here in Washington has them too. These were both resting
in the grass near some rocks. Have a look.

I saw you climbing the stairs to the slide. Rosie
was climbing too. You are big girls.

Love,

Nana

Macaques

Hi Sibyl,

The macaques at the zoo seemed very shy. There were three
of them, and they like each other very much. Have a look.

I saw you drawing with your crayons. It's fun isn't it?

Love,

Nana

Panda and Horse

Hi Sibyl,

The panda was sleeping when I went to the zoo. He only
woke up long enough to scratch his nose. But then I
saw a beautiful horse. Here they both are.

Love,
Nana

Seals

Hi Sibyl,

Here are the seals I found swimming at the zoo. They love the water,
just like you do. They also like to be up on the rock. Have a look
at how fast they swim.

Love,

Nana

Pelicans

Hi Sibyl,

Here are some pelicans for you. They have very big beaks,
because they like to swallow fish whole. Here they are in the
zoo, living next to the seals. I will show you the seals soon.

Love,

Nana

Elephant again

Hi Sibyl,

Here's more about the elephant at our zoo. He picks up
things to eat with his trunk and puts them in his mouth.

You had fun at the Botanical Garden, didn't you?

Love,

Nana

Elephant

Hi Sibyl,

Here's a clip of the baby elephant at our zoo in Washington DC. He likes to
walk back and forth, picking up food with his trunk and waving his tail. He's
a baby, but he's very big. Have a look.

Love,
Nana

Hi Sibyl,

Here's Grandpa Charlie paddling a kayak during our trip
to Grapeview, Washington. We had a very nice time
on the water.

Maybe this summer, you too will ride in a boat.

Love,

Nana

Hi Sibyl,

Here's a deer we saw in the garden on San Juan Island.
Watch him disappear into the woods.

Love,

Nana

Alpacas

Hi Sibyl,

Grandpa Charlie and I saw some alpacas on our trip up north. Alpacas are very fuzzy,
and they get shaved for their wool. Only their heads have long hair. Have a look.

Love,

Nana

Hat hot (revised)

Hi Sibyl,

Here are more words for your new book. Pinko says these words
in the book I just sent you. See if you can say them.

Love,

Nana

Cat, cap cup

Hi Sibyl

Here are more words, straight from Pinko.

I hope you get your new book soon. I'm mailing
you your new sweater later today.

Pop tells me you are learning nicely.

Love,

Nana

Swans

Hi Sibyl,

Your Uncle Norman would like to share with you his photos and video of the swans near
his place in Connecticut. He took pictures when the mother swan was sitting on her nest,
waiting for her eggs to hatch. Later, he returned to take a video of the baby swans, called
cynets. Here they are for you.

You will be seeing Uncle Norman this summer at the beach house. We will all have
lots of fun there.

Love,

Nana

Fin fan fun

Hi, Sibyl

Here are more words from your Mildred book. Pinko has a lot
to say.

Love,

Nana

Big birds

Hi Sibyl,

There are just a few more video clips I have for you from
our zoo trip. These are all big birds. Have a look.

Love,

Nana

Hat, hot

Hi Sibyl,

Here are more words from the book I just sent you. I do hope you get
it soon. Pinko has a lot to say!

Love,

Nana

Mildred book

Hi Sibyl,

I've just finished making you a book about Mildred and Pinko. There's
a mirror in the story. Do you remember my mirror?

I want to show you some of the words for the book. Pinko has a lot
to say, and he even says "abracadabra" toward the end. Can you say
that?

Love,

Nana

Praire Dogs

Hi Sibyl,

Have you been back to see the prairie dogs? They are not really dogs, but
they are certainly fun to watch. Have a look.

I like the way you look with your beads.

Love,

Nana

mirror

Hi Sibyl,

You haven't seen my mirror yet. There was a bigger one at River
Gardens that you liked, and you wanted to know what was behind
it. Mine is smaller, and you can turn it around. Have a look.

Love,

Nana

kangaroos and koalas

Hi Sibyl,

We saw some animals from Australia when we went to the zoo together. Do
you remember the kangaroos and the koalas. Maybe you have seen them again
with Mom and Pop. Here they are.

I liked seeing you with your word cards. So I made some more, and I will
send them to you. Some are here in this video.

Love,

Nana

Special truck

Hi Sibyl,

One of the new word cards I made for you is truck. Do you know of a special
kind of truck that stops often and makes a lot of noise?

Love,

Nana

Three animals

Hi Sibyl,

Here are three other animals from the zoo. Can you name them?

Love,

Nana

Grandpa Charlie builds a house with a hole

Hi Sibyl,

Grandpa Charlie wants to show you how people build houses. Even
houses with holes.

Here he is.

Love,

Nana

Words for traffic

Hi Sibyl,

I've just made you some words for things that go fast. Some of these
Pop has been showing you.

Here they are. I will be mailing them to you soon.

Love,

Nana

Four at the zoo

Hi Sibyl,

Now I'm going to show you three kinds of animals that live at the zoo. First
there's a monkey. Then there are two lions, both sleeping. Then there is
the rhinoceros.

Here they are.

Love,

Nana

Penguins

Hi Sibyl,

The penguins in the zoo are really fun to watch. Do you remember that
we saw them swimming and swimming and swimming?

Here they are!

Love,

Nana

Peacock

Hi Sibyl,

Now I'm going to show you the peacock that stopped to open its tail for us. Do
you remember this? The peacock can make lots of noise.

How have you been doing with your math cards?

Love,

Nana

Owl

Hi Sibyl,

Here's a video clip of the owl we saw at the zoo. There was another one, too,
a small one in a window, and you will see that in the long video I'm sending you,
Mom and Pop tomorrow.

Love,

Nana

Bears

Hi Sibyl,

Do you remember the bears at the zoo? There are two kinds there: brown bears
and polar bears. They all like the water, just as you do.

Have a look.

Love,

Nana

Tigers

Hi Sibyl,

Do you remember the tigers in the zoo? The two young tigers were
splashing in the water and pretending to fight. Their mom was watching
them. Here they are again.

I'll be back with more zoo video in the morning. I've been working on
a long video for your Mom and Pop.

Love,

Nana

Big hat

Hi Sibyl,

I want to show you more video from the zoo. But first you must see
my hat. It's very big. Grandpa Charlie bought it for me in France,
and I use it in the garden.

I miss you very much.

Love,

Nana

Flamingos

Hi Sibyl,

Here are some other videos from the zoo. Your Pop was telling you the name
of these birds. Flamingos!

Love,

Nana

Gorilla

Hi Sibyl,

Do you remember when we saw the gorilla in the zoo? I took a video of
that gorilla with my camera. Have a look.

I miss you.

Love,

Nana

Horse bell

Hi Sibyl,

Do you remember my cow bell? What if I put it on my wooden horse?

Love,

Nana

The horse

Hi Sibyl,

Did you know that I have a wooden horse I keep on my windowsill? Here
it is. You can play with it when you come here in August.

Love,

Nana

Giraffe!

Hi Sibyl,

Remember the baby giraffe in the zoo? Here's a video clip to show
what the baby giraffe is doing.

Love,

Nana

Hi again

Hi Sibyl,

It was so nice to see you last week in San Francisco. Didn't we have a lovely
time at Russian River. Grandpa Charlie and I like playing with you, and pushing
you on the swing.

We will see you again in August.

Love,

Nana

Just to say hi

Hi Sibyl,

I hear you have a new room, all of your own. It will be fun
to see you soon.

Love,

Nana

cheese

Hi Sibyl,

Leora and Amy and I went to buy cheese. Leora likes
cheese, just as you do. Have a look.

Love,

Nana

The cat

Hi Sibyl,

Aunt Amy has quite a cat. The cat was lying on the table
when I visited Leora. Listen for the purr.

Love,

Nana

peas (an advertisement)

Hi Sibyl,

Leora was having peas for lunch when I visited her. I don't know whether
you've tried them whole. Have a look.

Love,

Nana

Leora's climbing on chairs

Hi Sibyl,

On Tuesday, I went to visit Leora. She's been climbing on chairs.

Have a look.

Love,

Nana

flowers

Hi, Sibyl

Grandpa Charlie wants to show you some flowers from our garden. Do
you think he will count them?

Love,

Nana

Grandpa Charlie's gloves

Hi Sibyl,

Grandpa Charlie is too warm, now that there is no snow. He wants
to show you how he takes off his gloves.

Love,

Nana

More birds

Hi Sibyl,

That book has more about birds. Here they are.

Love,

Nana

Birds

Hi, Sibyl. You like birds, don't you? Let's look at a book
with bird pictures.

Love,

Nana

Hi, Sibyl

Hi Sibyl,

I want to say hi to you on this rainy day in Maryland. I hope your
cold has mostly disappeared. We had a very good time in Ohio.

Love,

Nana

Last part of cat story

Hi, Sibyl,

Here's the last part of the cat story. This is a very pretty cat.

Love,

Nana

Second part of cat story

Hi, Sibyl. Here's another part of the story about the cat who went outside.
I hope you like it.

Love,

Nana

Beginning

Hi, Sibyl. Here's the first part of the story about the cat. I hope you like it.

Love,

Nana

Glad you are back, Sibyl

Hi, Sibyl! It's so nice that we were able to see you at your
Aunt Joy's. You were a good birthday girl. Here's a message
just to say hello. I'll be sending you videos of a story about a cat.

Love,

Nana

The rest of the story

Hi, Sibyl,

Here's the rest of the mouse story. See you soon!

Love,

Nana

More about the mice

Hi, Sibyl,

Here's more about those mice and their paint.

I'm going to see you soon. How exciting! You are going to
be a one year old.

Love,

Nana

Second part of mouse story

Hi, Sibyl,

Here's another few pages of the Mouse Paint book. The mice are getting messy!


Love,

Nana

Mouse Paint Part One

Hi, Sibyl! I'm going to read to you a nice book called Mouse Paint. I can only read
a few pages at a time, and I'll be telling you more from day to day. I hope you like it.

Love,

Nana

So much snow

Hi, Sibyl. We wanted you to see all the snow we have here. Snow is cold, white
and lots of fun. Have a look.

Love,

Nana

Snow!

Hi, Sibyl. It has been snowing here, and the birds are coming to the feeder.

They are red birds, cardinals.

Here they are.

Love,

Nana

Grandpa Charlie once again

Hi, Sibyl. Grandpa Charlie hasn't finished showing you his animals.

Here they are.

Love,

Nana

Charlie and friends

Hi, Sibyl. Here's Grandpa Charlie again. He has some animals to show you.

Love,

Nana

Owl and the Pussycat

Hi, Sibyl! I saw you walking! Wow! Did you have a good time with play group?

Here's a little of the Owl and Pussycat story.

Love,

Nana

Owls and Ducks

Hi, Sibyl. It was lots of fun seeing you on my screen and talking with you and Grandpa Charlie about ducks and owls. Did you see that Grandpa Charlie had a magnifying glass?

Here's another view of our owl and one of our ducks.

Love,

Nana

Hi, Sibyl. I've been working on the videos I took of you playing with your Mom and Dad. But I wanted to say hello to you. Here's the spider song.

Love,

Nana

Grandpa Charlie has more hats

Hi, Sibyl. Grandpa Charlie wants to show you more hats. One of them has a surprise inside.

I will see you soon!

Love,

Nana

Coming soon

Hi, Sibyl. I can't wait to see you on Tuesday morning. You will be fast asleep
when I come on Monday night, but I'll see you in the morning. I'm bringing you
some word cards. Look at this:

Squirrel

Hi, Sibyl. I want to show you pictures of the squirrel in my garden. Do you think he eats
a lot?

Love,
Nana

Grandpa Charlie has lots of hats

Hi Sibyl! Grandpa Charlie wants to say hello to you this time. Have you seen his hats?

Love,

Nana

Dogma's in a book

Hi, Sibyl. I'm here again on our porch. I want to show you a page from the book I'm making for you.
I can't wait to see you in February.

Love,
Nana

Owls

Hi, Sibyl! I thought it was time I sent you a message. It will be so good to see you again.

Let Mom and Pop each give you a hug from me.

Love,

Nana