Friday, October 17, 2025

Nanny Vi

 


My grandson, Verne, turned 9!

I can't even believe how quickly that time went by!

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The other morning on my way to work I caught an absolutely beautiful sunrise. I had just enough time to pull over, walk down the grassy hill to the beach, and sit for a little while.

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Pumpkin Day!

One day every October the school where I work places hundreds of pumpkins in a field on campus. Each child gets to choose a pumpkin to bring home! They also get a snack of apples and a cup of apple cider to eat outside!

It is my favourite day of the school year!

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The foliage isn't quite as bright as it has been in years past but it still looks beautiful with the sunlight shining through it. 

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Every time I sleep at my daughter's house my grandchildren like to help me set up my bed on the couch. We get it all set up and then their dog, Violet, or "Nanny Vi" jumps up and stretches out with her head on my pillow and it's game on for space! I sleep like a pretzel curled up around her and vying for some space. She is also on top of the blankets so I spend the night trying to pull a little corner of warmth out from underneath her...and she's heavy! 


This is us. I'm under the hard fought for blanket and you wouldn't mind but it's a sectional sofa!

Can you see all the space on the other side? 

I would gladly move there except she is on top of my blankets!

Her name is Violet but we call her nanny-Vi since she's so good with the kids.

She thinks I'm her grandmother.

She's pretty cute and she is very warm on a chilly night.

I don't really mind spending the night with her.

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6 comments:

  1. This is such a joyful list of blessings for the week!

    How I would love to be sitting on that beach at sunrise! Stunning!!

    YAY for pumpkin day. We did something very similar when I was teaching at in inner city Albany school back in the /1980s1990s. How i loved my little special kiddoes. and pumpkin day! we were blessed to have a campus that included an apple orchard so we would go pick apples during my apple unit. Fun times...thanks for the great memories.

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  2. Happy birthday to Verne! What a gorgeous sunrise. Pumpkin Day sounds fun! Lovely leaves--we haven't seen that much color yet, but I am hoping we will.

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  3. The grand dog is a fan of yours by the look of it! Sharing space with the family pet is special.

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  4. Granddogs have a special place in our hearts. We can love them but not be responsible for them.
    Happy Birthday to Verne!
    I like the idea of Pumpkin Day-- certainly all the children love it.
    Have a good week.

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  5. Lovely list this week. Belated birthday wishes to Verne. Lovely cake!

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  6. What a lovely sunrise picture! Happy birthday to Verne. He sure is growing up! How fun for the kids to get to choose their own pumpkins! Our last pup used to hog the bed like that. So unfortunately for him the dog we have now isn't allowed on the bed at night but the stinker occasionally sneaks on when we're fast asleep and we wake up like pretzels too.

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