Emil was drying and I was washing dishes when through the window I saw Jenna Doodle take her wagging tail toward the driveway. She lay down on the grass instead of meeting the new arrival, so I knew it wasn't Scott.
When we spotted Rose come walking under the maple tree, we were both excited. A surprise visit from Uncle Neil and his lovelier half! Emil had just been wishing aloud that he could arrange a visit with Neil and was going to phone him.
The coffee pot went on and we jibbered and jabbered for an hour and Rose and I looked at the flowers and then it was time to go.
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| Emil is quite fond of Uncle Neil. |
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| Neil was getting a goodbye kiss. |
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| Rose gave me strict orders not to put a picture of her on Facebook. |
She went home with half a dozen oriental poppies, and later I dropped off the same number — delphiniums this time — at Rita's.
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| I asked Everett to take some pictures on the way to her place. |
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| Rita lives in an old train station. |
Next: Emil gets his chicken dinner.
Then the double-layer cake; the two of them knocked off half of it at first sit-down.
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| Emil wishes his dad a happy Father's Day. |
