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And so these stories of Suzanne and Roger at Three Palms are finished.
We stand and stretch. A gull swoops in from the sea, lands, and pecks
about among strands of seaweed that had washed on to the shore. It is
late afternoon.
Leaving the beach we head for our homes. At the top of a low rise we
stop to look back. There, against the background of blue ocean and
darkening sky the fronds of our three palms wave gently in a soft and
gentle breeze.
PART FOUR REACH FOR THE STARS, GRANDPA!
Grandparents, and older adults generally, are excellent sources for
stories and activities that fascinate children. Plotting, writing and then
rehashing such stories can be as much fun for grandma and grandpa, as
for the grandkids who hear or read them. In years to come, the young
grandchildren of today will read to their own grandchildren the stories
that their grandparents wrote for them. The process enhances a family's
sense of continuity and cohesion, especially in circumstances where the
family is dispersed.
Reviewing how a story came to be may refresh memories of childhood
to the generation in the middle as well to the elders and, in time, to the
young as they mature.
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