Robert and Hannah

This weekend, Betty and I loaded up our little red car and headed north to see Robert, Hannah, and their dog, Ollie. Rob is still working stone and his home shows evidence of the stone he has worked on over the years. Rob has found many creative ways to shape and polish stone to make his home more comfortable for him and his daughter, Hannah.


Grandma has been anxious to see Hannah and to talk with her about school and all the things that are important to girls her age. Hannah likes to tie ropes that she uses to play tug of war with her pet boxer, Ollie. He's strong and can win every time, but is smart enough to know that a little girl needs to win every now and then. She read a book to Grandma, and then she said, "Dr. Seuss really doesn't make any sense."

Rob and Grandpa got a kick out of playing with the dogs and the flashlight. Brewster chased the flashlight around the floor, but Ollie watched the ceiling when Rob pointed up. He then ran around in circles as the spot on the ceiling went round and round. Grandma nearly died laughing. We understand that once he gets started, he has a hard time calming down and finding something else to do.

Hanna is sporting a new pair of glasses that make it easier to read. They also make it easier to thread beads. Here, she's making a necklace. She's not used to the new glasses yet. She put them on when her daddy reminded her, but in a manner of minutes, they were were carefully folded and back in the case.

Hanna's hair is shorter than the last time we saw her, but Rob says that it's nice that she can take care of her own hair.

The time we had with Rob and Hanna went by all to quickly. We are looking forward to the next time we have a chance to get together.