sol25 March 5 Her Story

 

On day 4 of the March SOL Challenge, Sally at wrote to a love note 

to her infant granddaughter about her own Writing Hobby!

 I am borrowing her format to write a note to one of my own.

Dearest,

     You are no longer a little girl and not yet a big one, but you have been around long enough to understand what make people tick. You know who needs to run to stay sane and who needs to eat dessert in order to smile. You have been watching and observing your Meme for long enough to notice that your Meme has way too many books and spends way too much time reading and writing. Back in the day when I was juggling my own kids, jobs, commutes, sports teams, laundry, and caregiving, you would still have found a book and a notebook on my nightstand. 

    You are at the beginning of your own story, but I smile proudly as I see you immersed in the Babysitter Club or filling blank journals with your own stories of families and lives so different from your own. When you sent me your first graphic novel, I stopped what I was doing and savored every word. When you admitted you were writing on your Mom's I Pad, I acknowledged that karma is real.

    Your own story may take you to places and experiences I cannot even imagine. You will not likely hold tight to your grandmother's "dish" or "quilt" like I did. Yet, you might just someday find this blog and smile as your read your Meme's mutterings. I suspect you will smile when you walk past a garage sale and see a worn copy of the The Boy Who Wouldn't Swim or Charlotte's Web. I suspect those seeds planted as we shared stories may fester into those of a lifelong reader and writer. It is exciting to watch you writing your story. 

With Love,
Your Meme