Diza at Christmas

Hi Sibyl and Henry,

Here's Diza at Aunt Ellen's house for Christmastime. Grandpa Charlie, Uncle Norman, and I visited

Aunt Ellen two days before Christmas. We played music and decorated the Christmas tree. Here are some pictures.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Wonderful birdhouse

Hi Sibyl,

Thank you so much for the lovely birdhouse. You worked so nicely to put it together

and paint it for me. You know I love birds. You do too!

Love,

Nana

xxx ooo

Snowy in Maryland

Hi Sibyl and Henry,

It's snowy here! Grandpa Charlie and I are getting ready for Christmas. Tell your Mommy that

nice packages came from you, one for Uncle Norman and one for Grandpa Charlie and I. Uncle

Norman will be back here in a few days.

Have a look at our house in the snow:

Love, Nana xxx ooo

Swans and cygnets

Hi Sibyl and Henry,

Uncle Norman and I filmed the swans with their cygnets on the lake in Connecticut last week. Here's what we found: the cygnets now have big wings. They will soon fly away south for warmer weather. But they are staying close to their parents, the mommy and daddy swans. Watch how they go back in the water from their favorite rock on the lake's shore.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Diza in Manhattan

Hi Sibyl and Henry,

On Monday last week, Uncle Norman and I visited Diza and Aunt Amy in Manhattan. We went down Broadway to eat lunch together. On the way, Diza collected a bouquet of leaves. It is fall here, so there are lots of leaves that have fallen from the trees, even in the city. Have a look.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Pumpkin carving

Hi Sibyl and Henry,

Today is Halloween, and Grandpa Charlie and I decided to carve our pumpkins. Have a look.

I hope you enjoy going trick or treating tonight.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Digging

Hi Sibyl and Henry,

There has been a lot of digging on our street, right in front of our house in Maryland. Here's a video of the work. A big digger is digging down into the street and loading the dirt into a dump truck. Have a look:

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Swimming in Delaware

Hi Sibyl and Henry,
Grandpa Charlie and I went to the beach in Delaware. It was open, even in October. We went swimming! And we saw the wind turbine from the water. Have a look:




Love,
Nana xxx ooo

The Night Blooming Cereus

Hi Sibyl,

I want to show you some pictures of the night blooming cereus flower I saw on Friday night.

Our friends have the plant on their deck. It blooms only two or three nights a year, and the

flowers only last for one night. The big flower is very beautiful. Have a look!

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

wren house

Hi Sibyl,

Here's a video about the wren house. Have a look!

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Swimming at Herring Point

Hi Sibyl,

Here's a video of you, Mommy, Pop and Uncle Norman swimming at Herring Point last summer.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

New Jersey

Hi Sibyl,

Do you remember how we went out on the sandbar at the beach house? It was shallow

out there, and we found hermit crabs and chocolate sand. Have a look at this clip:

It was fun, wasn't it?

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Piloting

Hi Sibyl,

Do you remember the Aviation Museum in College Park, Maryland? You and Mommy

sat in an old airplane and had a fun time pretending to fly to Oklahoma. Here's a

video of how you flew:

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Surf

Hi Sibyl,

Do you remember those big waves at Herring Point? Here's a video clip of

you in the waves with Mommy and Grandpa Charlie.

I am so glad that you like going to Big City.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Croquet with GG

Hi Sibyl,

Here's a video of GG and I playing croquet. Croquet is a game in which you try to hit big wooden balls through wickets on the grass. Wickets are like little gateways. GG is very good at this game. She won!

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Message from GG

Hi Sibyl,

I went to visit GG last week. She wanted to send you a message, and here it is.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Wrens

Hi Sibyl,

Here's a video of a wren who came to check out our new wren house. He was trying to get a mommy wren to come stay in it. He didn't stay (he must have found a better place to nest), but

I wanted you to see the video of him looking inside.

A few years ago, a pair of wrens did stay in one of our old houses. So you will see a picture of the

baby wrens being fed, and then a couple of pictures of the baby wrens after they flew out of the house.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Chalk!

Hi Sibyl,

Do you remember how your Mommy made you a chalk bed? Here's the video!

It was so good to talk with you today. You must have had fun at Big City.

Don't forget to give a hug to Pop on Father's Day.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Rolling out the cookie dough

Hi Sibyl,

Do you remember how we make those delicious cookies? Here's the video of you and Mommy rolling out the dough.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Goats! and a llama

Hi Sibyl,

Do you remember how we visited the goats, llama and sheep at the zoo? Grandpa Charlie and I were so pleased that you and Mommy showed us that part of the zoo. It was so much fun to see
you brushing the goats.

Your hair is so nice! Do you like to have it shorter? It was fun to see you on the computer on Saturday.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Froggy

Hi Sibyl,

Do you remember that at Russian River Pop found little frogs by the grill? Here's a video
of you and Pop with Froggy.

I miss you. I hope you will soon get my letter with stickers.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Caleb and Noah in Hingham

Hi Sibyl,

Grandpa Charlie and I got back from Hingham a few days ago. We saw Caleb and Noah there, along with Aunt Sarah and Uncle Elliot. Grandpa Charlie, Caleb and Noah all have the same birthday, May 18th. So we celebrated with birthday cakes.

Here are some videos of Caleb and Noah. They fit into the swing together!

We will be visiting you in just over a week from now. It will be so nice to see you again.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Down the Housatonic

Hi Sibyl,

Here are the videos from the kayak trip Uncle Norman and I took down the Housatonic River, near his house. We took along a camera that can take pictures underwater. Have a look.

We will go on the water this summer, all of us.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Diza digging

Hi Sibyl,

You have seen most of the video of Diza on DVD. Here's another video of Diza digging in Aunt Ellen's garden.

In the summer, you can play in our garden here in Maryland. Here are some photos of the flowers we have now.
Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Photo album

Hi Sibyl,

When I was at Aunt Ellen's house, GG and Aunt Amy were looking at an album of
photos with you and Diza. Diza was there, and she saw pictures of you. Have a look.

Wasn't it fun to have Diza visit you?

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Diza's Easter Eggs

Hi Sibyl,

Diza, Aunt Amy and Aunt Ellen were making Easter eggs last Thursday. I was
visiting them and took some photos. Have a look!

I'm glad you had a good time in Columbus.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Holly tree, part two

Hi Sibyl,

Here's more about the new holly tree. The three men have taken it back
beside the house. They dig a hole for the roots. Then they lift the tree
into its hole. Afterwards, they put dirt and mulch to cover up the roots.
Have a look:


Love,
Nana xxx ooo

The holly tree

Hi Sibyl,

Did you like your trip to see Hope and all your family in Columbus? Pop says you had a very nice time.

Today the big holly tree arrived in a truck. Have a look at how the three men who brought it
took it out of the truck and brought it up to the side of the house.

In my next blog, I'll show you how they planted it.

Much love,

Nana xxx ooo

Doll Puzzles

Hi Sibyl,

It's been a long time since I have made a blog post for you. Grandpa Charlie and I will be seeing you soon. We are coming on March 17th, a day before your birthday.

Today, though, I want to show you how I am making you another puzzle with my scroll saw. Have a look.

It will be so nice to see you, Mom and Pop again.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Shoveling snow

Hi Sibyl,

We had so much fun together, you and I. We went to Stinson Beach, and the Randall Museum, and the Discovery Museum, and Mill Valley. And it was so nice to read with you, especially the books about the giraffe and a half, and James James Morrison Morrison.

Here's a video of Grandpa Charlie shoveling snow. We have so much snow here!

I miss you. Grandpa Charlie and I will be back in March.

Love,
Nana xxx ooo

Walking with Uncle Norman

Hi Sibyl,

Uncle Norman and I took a walk in the snowy woods. I went to visit him at his home in Connecticut. Here's a video of our walk.

I will be seeing you in a couple of weeks.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Fox

Hi Sibyl,

Grandpa Charlie saw a fox sitting in the back yard next door. We took pictures
of it. Have a look!

Have you been enjoying your music class? You sing at Slippery Fish
too, don't you.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo

Snow yet again

Hi Sibyl,

It snowed again here! This morning Grandpa Charlie had to brush snow off
his car. Have a look!

Love,

Nana

xxx ooo

Thank you

Hi Sibyl,

Grandpa Charlie and I miss you. It was so much fun to have you with us for Christmas, and to have Mom and Pop and Uncle Norman.

Thank you so much for the lovely candles you made for us, and for the beautiful ornament. The ornament is still on our Christmas tree. Have a look!

I will see you again in February, when I come to your house.

Love,

Nana xxx ooo