Grandma Mary

Since I was tiny, I've watched my grandmother trim my brother's hair into his summer cut.

"And on the calendar when I leave
a little note for you, so you see
when I'm gone, I never go too far.
Your heart is my heart,
your blood, my blood.
When I'm gone, I never get too far.
Mother to my mother and to me."
- Denison Witmer

I love the back roads that lead me to their home on the Tittabawasee River. I know that they're getting old and it is hard to keep up such a large home with just the two of them, but it's the place I relax the best. I hope that when I come to visit, I bring the calm and assurance they need to keep that place in our lives for just one more fourth of July week.

I love my grandparents. I just hope it's not too late to spend more time with them.