My granddaughter and I had a fun time at the museum. We did a lot of hands-on activities, like sound effects for a movie, costume design, animation design, musical instruments, and other stuff. She had a half a hot dog, chips, a brownie and strawberry lemonade, and we watched the koi in the pond and two mallard interlopers. Then we came home and played with marbles and had a game of Hearts. She squeezed in practicing the piano as well. Seven is a great age, and I treasure these days.
Tonight our older son comes for dinner. We don't see him much, so it's a treat. I'm going out this afternoon to get something special to cook. Some kind of fish or seafood would be good.
The world is a strange, unknown place, and full of violence. Our individual lives seldom intersect with this larger picture, but I'm aware of it, the suffering, even as I feel gratitude for my uneventful life. Perhaps the biggest sadness this morning was seeing in how many states senators voted against the gun bill. I'm glad to say I don't live in one of those states, but it's the majority of the country. What are these people thinking? There is so much we cannot prevent, why not do all we can? Do no harm. Do these people never look into their own hearts?
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