I had a nice chat with my sister on Sunday.
Earlier in the day she had sent me some lovely photographs of the work in
action in her garden.
Her husband had been searching the Net
to discover the swing to beat all swings, one suitable, as he said, for the
whole family. I think he meant for the grandchildren, and perhaps the two of
them as well, I do not really think for a moment that he thought our Dad, who
is coming up for his 90th birthday, would be game for a swing.
But, it was our Dad who had a go before
the children even got a look in –
– here
he is as seen from the kitchen window with a lovely grin on his face.
Dad took himself out to the garden while
my sister made a cup of tea. She looked out of the window and there he was comfortably
swinging away. He made it onto the swing all alone but needed a helping hand to
get out.
The swing was found on a website for
garden toys for children and adults with special needs. It is also just perfect for
growing grandchildren and for their aging grandparents. I hope that Graunties
will be allowed to take a turn too.
My sister is really good at feeding me
information that she knows I will be excited about. It is not only the
possibilities available when purchasing swings that I get to hear about, she also gave me
information about Sunday’s tennis at Wimbledon. Information that I had not read online
where I was following Andy Murray’s progress in the men's singles final.
Prior to Andy Murray’s match the
wheelchair men’s doubles final had been played on centre court and one of the
winners is from Norfolk –
So there were more smiling faces in
Norfolk on Sunday afternoon, not only in my sister’s garden. I expect Alfie
Hewett’s family were just as joyous on seeing his success as we were sharing
Dad’s smile while on the new swing.
Thanks to Sis for sharing snippets with me and bringing a smile to Dad’s face after a difficult week.
Thanks to Sis for sharing snippets with me and bringing a smile to Dad’s face after a difficult week.
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