Darling Hubby's spring break is coming to an end and the weather's turned. Doesn't it always this time of year, as in April Showers Bring May Flowers?
And my flowers, especially the daffodils, have been looking bountiful and brilliant. This day I weeded and purged the small daffodil bed with holly hocks in it next to the gate. I dug up dandelions and adventursome crab grass. With it's decorative rocks and red mulch it looks pretty good this morning.
As for yesterday, the grandkids came over. Bright Me thought I'd teach Miss Lilly how to play Candy Land. Enlightened Me was told she already knew how. Well, we played anyway. She's either a clever little 4 y.o. or she likes to win. When she'd draw a double orange or a double blue card invariably she's skip and effectively advance 3 not 2!
It was funny, and actually I was glad of it, otherwise the game was going to be a long one. Why? Because I got a go-back card, and it sent me all the way back to the beginning -- back to Plumpy under the Plum Tree, just 9 squares from start. I like a little competition but this was just sad, it cried, "Loser!"
She got stuck on Gooey Gumdrop but didn't want to lose a turn. Can't blame her. It's yuck being stuck in goo.
Just a few color squares away from the Candy Castle I told her that soon she'd be King Kandy.
"King Kandy?"
"Yep, you're gonna be King of the Castle, the winner. But first we have to get away from Molasses Swamp and Gloppy" which made her giggle, "Gloppy." And she rolled the word around on her tongue and her eyes looked at the picture while her brain digested it all, "Gloppy".
Since this is a new-improved board, I mean the pictures have changed since I was a kid, I suspect there'll be more changes. I looked at her and thought of the new generation, and what her generation might incur before she's mature, and just between you and me, King Kandy may one day be Queen Kandy!
How are they gonna spell that with a K?
The playing board was covered in flowers, my yard has many a flower, and my kitchen has precious flowers -- they giggle at funny words.
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