Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

We drove up to visit our oldest grandson and son and daughter-in-law and had a delightful time despite the intense heat and humidity. We had thunder and lightning from before dawn, sprinkled with rain, and sure enough, it rained lightly the entire way up. I cannot remember ever having rain in August. It was around 100 degrees up there, but even with masks, we managed to sit in the back, have lunch, and take a walk. We had brought up a bunch of our granddaughter's old toys: a Little Critters dollhouse and critters and furniture, a wooden stable with some horses, a Chewbacca sleeping bag, and a little desk and chair that my parents had at their house, and our granddaughter had used for ten years. We also brought up a magic kit, and our grandson loved it all. He went from thing to thing, narrating and engaging us with his play. They are keeping him away from his preschool, so I hope we entertained him a bit. We hadn't seen them since February, because we were sick, then away for a month at our older daughter's house, then recently at the cabin 3 weeks. So we're adjusting to the new reality, which includes climate change, isolation, masks and washing hands pretty much non-stop. But we can do this. I know it.