I wish I had some digital pictures of my grandfathers, but I don't. My maternal grandfather passed away several years ago, but I want to express my love and pride for him. I miss him, and I wish I'd known him better. My paternal grandfather is very close to my heart, and certainly an inspiration to my creativity. He's a brilliant craftsman and woodcarver, and even in his mid 90's is still very active and spends much of his time "helping the elderly people in the neighborhood" (who are a decade younger...). He doesn't own a computer, but here's my love letter anyway - Grandad, you're knit into my heart and my bones, and I love you.
My darling dad climbed a tree. Just last winter. He's spry.
My dad and me. I'm the small one.
My father with my sister, when she earned her doctorate in physical therapy. I think this picture is a perfect representation of how he feels about his kids.
My brother Tim, making pizza with his son. My favorite pictures of Grant are all ones where he's doing a miniature version of something Tim is doing.
4 comments:
Oh, how I loved reading this! So many wonderful fathers in your life - and your dad raised a great bunch of people! (I suspect your mom had something to do with that, too...) Perhaps every day should be Father's Day - one day a year isn't quite enough to let them know how much we appreciate and love them! xo
p.s., thanks, sweets, for the nice shout out on here! :)
My mom did indeed have something to do with it :). I wish I'd done a post for Mother's Day too, but May got away from me and I neglected it. But thanks to my lovely Mom too! xo
That's okay -- I kinda like your dad, too. Love, Mom
great post :) i love the dads in my life, too.
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