<\/a><\/p>\nYou would have liked my grandmother. She was a devotee of rare roast beef sandwiches and red shoes, and she had a penchant for using the word yummy <\/span>to describe non-food items, like a pretty scarf or a soft sweater. You can imagine it: we\u2019d be in a store together, and she would pick up a shirt and say, \u201cMoll, this color would be yummy<\/span> on you.\u201d The last time I saw her, about ten days ago, she was eating lunch, and she was disoriented, and she looked up at my mother and said, \u201cWhat happened to the cloud with cold cuts in it?\u201d None of us knew what to say, but I thought it was perfect. I hope she finds that cloud again soon.<\/p>\nI\u2019ll be back soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hi, all. This note is to say that I\u2019ve had to postpone my reading this Sunday, April 18, at the Ballard Library in Seattle, and that I\u2019m going to be away from this space a few days longer than I expected. My grandmother is not doing well, and I\u2019m making an emergency trip to Oklahoma to be with my family. You would have liked my grandmother. She was a devotee of rare roast beef sandwiches and red shoes, and she had a penchant for using the word yummy to describe non-food items, like a pretty scarf or a soft sweater. You can imagine it: we\u2019d be in a store together, and she would pick up a shirt and say, \u201cMoll,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[70],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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