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It was afternoon by the time they arrived, but of course Anne was happy to see her children and her grandchildren, grandrandot kisses all over her face, which Marie returned

Then when Jamie was released from his carrier it was his turn, she had hi kisses on his head, they all sat down then in her living room, she held onto Ja her about their weekend, each having a different story to tell her, and of course they passed along Gerta's hello, to her dear friend, and Starke's momma, as she put it Marie told her we had visitors and watched a movie, and o out to your garden now and visit the butterflies?" Marie asked, "yes of course honey, if it's okay with your mother and father,' "yes for awhile sweetie," Starke said" Can Taffy come too, she won't chase butterflies only squirrels, yes, take Taffy with you, and they heard the back door close as she went out

Candle, dear, "why don't you go pour us all a nice glass of iced tea, I've got a pitcher ready in the refrigerator" "alright randson "You know son, she said to Starke, he looks exactly like you at this age" I knowon and on as he often did, happy and content to be held by his grand so uess?

Candle was back then with a tray holding tall glasses of iced tea, "while I was in the kitchen I stepped out onto the porch for athe flowers on the bench you placed there, and it looked as though she was talking to someone, it couldn't be Taffy because she wandered over on this side of the yard"

"Well now isn't that odd, co to thearound her, you know children; they talk to everyone and everything at that age And Marie is so srown-up already"