First snow: Pop shovels porch before it finishes falling
Accumulation was two centimetres. Pop shovelled it three times.
By Pop's grandson · 1 min read
Also this week
Plant moved to better windowsill
Pop says the plant “likes it there.”
Storm expected; Pop moves lawn chairs
Preparations are complete.
Pop receives text message
He has read it. He has not replied.
From the Porch
On snow
“People complain about snow. I don't. Snow is just rain that's trying harder.”
By Pop, as told to his grandson
Nobody needs a phone that smart
“Your grandmother got me one of these new phones for my birthday, and I want to say first that I'm grateful.”
By Pop, as told to his grandson
Earlier issues
Potato harvest complete; Pop watched
Pop has no potatoes but takes a keen interest in everyone else's.
Pop takes crib tournament, says it was “mostly skill”
Win comes after a twenty-nine hand in the final round.
Pop watches hockey, disagrees with referee
Saturday night's game featured “the worst call I've ever seen,” Pop's thirty-first such call this decade.
Pop visits wharf, reports sea still there
Annual inspection finds no major changes.
Pop to bring rhubarb pie to Thanksgiving, again
Family requests that are not about pie continue to go unheard.
Pop disputes porch thermometer
Instrument reads 9°C. Pop puts it at “six, tops.”
Corrections
- Aug 20 Pop ate lunch at 11:45, not noon.
- Sep 10 The remote was in the couch cushions, which Pop had checked.
- Oct 15 The truck started on the second try, not the first. We regret the optimism.
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