Perfection

I just walked past the George Amos Room and saw the perfect library photograph. Grandma and Grandpa, Mom and three children were ensconced in the sofas and easy chair in front of the fireplace. Every one of them was reading a book.

How often do you make family visits to the library? Do you share that passion for reading that your grandparents or parents shared with you? One of my favorite memories raising my boys was the week they spent creating "Charlotte's Web" in a bedroom. There was yarn everywhere -- from doorknob to window frame, from ceiling light to bedpost. It was a work of art, sincere concentration, and great good humor. It was a pleasure.

As a grandmother, the pleasure continues with the little children as we work together on stories, words, pictures. I have a two year old who really doesn't want to talk, but he can make the sounds of every animal in the world. Really. I did not know what a zebra or giraffe sounds like -- but he does. He is equally good with mechanics catalogs because he can make engine, tractor, saw sounds too. Ah, my.

So you see, it's true. A simple picture is often worth a thousand words. My library picture today brought a rainbow of memories to me. It was a good reminder, because today was an early release day for school, and there was lots of after school energy bubbling through the building. Thank heavens for blue skies and good weather. Nearly all of our young visitors spent part of the afternoon outside throwing snowballs and tromping through water puddles.

It's already March, and Sunday clocks spring forward. We are still looking for more snow, and all I want to do is curl up in front of the George Amos Room fireplace and read a good book.