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Dear Reader,
Paul, my grandson (who's 3-1/2 years old) loves to fish, but he never catches anything because there's not a hook on the end of his line. Just a red and white bobber. Casting without a hook means we never bring home any fish, but that's okay, because we always bring home a fish story.
The park underneath the John Ringling Bridge here in Sarasota, is one of our favorite fishing spots. We get to watch serious fishermen and women (folks with actual hooks on the end of their lines), Great Blue Herons are literally walking around on the sidewalk waiting for the opportunity to steal a fish out of someone's pail, sailboats cruise by and the other day there was a steady, gusty wind--perfect for blowing bubbles. I'd brought along a long bubble wand and it was so windy that all I had to do was hold the wand up in the air, and instantly hundreds of bubbles were floating through the park and out over the water.
A boy that looked to be three or four years older than Paul was fishing next to us with his mom and dad, and even though they were catching fish, the bubbles were winning his attention. Pretty soon the boy put down his fishing pole and walked over by us. I asked if he wanted to blow bubbles with us, but he shook his head and hurried back near his parents. Yet he kept watching the bubbles. So when it was time for Paul and I to leave, as we were walking towards our car, I suggested to Paul that we give the boy our bubble wand. Paul was hesitant at first and I couldn't blame him. After all we'd just bought the wand before we came to the park, but he took it over to the boy and offered it to him anyway. The boy was too shy to take the bubble wand, but his mother was eyeing it with delight. So Paul gave it to her.
As we were driving away, Paul saw the mother and son blowing bubbles.
"It's fun to share Grandma."
"Yes, it is Paul."
Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.
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