Football resumed with vigour on Saturday morning. Bang bang bang. Running feet. Screaming.
Silence
We peered off the balcony to see a half circle of concentrating youngsters watching the smallest one squeeze himself under a parked car. Their ball was stuck underneath. He got it out but it wasn't the only time or the only car it got stuck under.
When she went to the laiki F took an old broomhandle and propped it on the wall telling them "You need that". They put it to good use but they still didn't invite F to be goalie.
And would you blame them? Grandmas do gardening, not football.
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| The 'I told you so' look. |
They put the broomhandle back when they finished for the day.
We are not old. We are vintage.
ReplyDeleteAnd much too clever to be running around wasting energy better used in other ways
It's a good job F didn't need to fly off anywhere then if they had her broom handle.
ReplyDeletePS sorry F. Bad taste joke.
ReplyDeleteIt was her spare one. I'll post a picture of her commuter runabout one tomorrow.
DeleteI"m not a grandma and even I wouldnt play soccer. In answer to your question about fossils yes they have been found here such as paua, ferns and shellfish etc.
ReplyDeleteGood for F! Better the offer of a broomstick than yelling at them from the balcony. They'll be back at school tomorrow and your world will be terribly silent.
ReplyDeleteSome lovely portraits of you lately.
They wouldn't understand F yelling so she has no option than to use distraction, diversion, .. assistance
DeleteHari OM
ReplyDeleteAwwww - F's just an old softie, isn't she? And I am impressed the youngsters replaced the broomstick at end of play. Politeness goes a long way in stretched circumstances! hugs and whiskeries, YAM-aunty xxx
She's just a big kid really, YAM-aunty. Besides, they weren't harming anything or being destructive as bored kids so easily could be. xxx Mr T
DeleteI must say you do look totally impressed with the football game AND the good deed F did.. BOL.. love your blanket you are snuggling/snoozing on... when i read the bam bam bam it reminded me way back in 1985, I married Bob and moved in his home. Saturday morning BAM BAM BAM over and over and over. the 13 year old girl next door was a tennis player and was standing in her driveway slamming the tennis ball with her racuqet, she was playing with herself.. the noise was 20 feet from our window and went on for hours...
ReplyDelete...and Bob hadn't mentioned it beforehand? Or was he deaf then too? We are surrounded by grandma blankets like that. They document all the jumpers and cardigans knitted by three generations, from which there were leftover balls of wool.
DeleteHow nice of F to help! By the way, Tigger, you're a very handsome cat.
DeleteThank you Stephanie. I do try to show it off sometimes.
DeleteI love your bed, Tigger, it looks really comfy.
ReplyDeletePurrs, Mittens 😻
There's New Zealand sheepskin under all that Mittens. Only way to go. xxx Mr T
DeleteI suppose the moral of your story Tigger is….they’ll only give back what they get, treat them adults and they’ll behave like adults - yell and scream at them and that’s what you’ll get back.
ReplyDeleteI’ve been missing recently so hope to see more of you now xx
F says that was always her father's approach to kids; he loved youngsters, loved their potential. F reckons that ain't a bad way to give a start to the next generations. Treat them with respect; they'll be feeding and caring for us when we are old (and trying to fix the mess we've made of their planet).
DeleteDid you make the patchwork quilt Tigger?
ReplyDeleteNo but I inherited it. This is the 'leftovers' one. The others are more colourful and varied.
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