19 November 2022

Transformation

 
Phoebe is twenty two months old now. The picture above was taken this very morning before she stepped out with her mama for a walk through the woods and down to  Millhouses Park. Below - that's Phoebe on the day she was born  - January 15th 2021.
How did that magic happen? That transformation I mean - in twenty two short months. I think of that piece of writing that I believe we have all encountered - "Desiderata" - ostensibly found in St Paul's Church, Baltimore and dated 1692 but actually written by Max Ehrmann from Terra Haute, Indiana in 1927 or so. I happen to have a copy of it on my desk right now - it was  amongst the things my brother Simon left behind..."With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy." A good message for our special little girl as she treads along the very start of her path through life.

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  1. It is looking out at nature that keeps me going. Itis indeed a beautiful world.
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  2. "What a difference 22 months makes . . ."

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  3. Sher really posed for Grandpa's photo. What an awesome pair of blue eyes!

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    1. I must confess that it was her mama who took that photo Red.

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  4. She's no longer a baby but is now a little girl. Darling!

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    1. Like my last post Margaret... You can call me Darling if you want to!

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  5. Phoebe is beautiful.

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  6. The baby is gone and a little girl is in her place. She's beautiful. I'll be seeing the same with my twins a year from now.

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  7. Phoebe looks so grown up now - beautiful little girl.

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    1. Thank you Sue. Do you remember when your girls were like that?

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    2. I do indeed.

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  8. Transformation indeed! Her face radiates trust and happiness. May she keep both all her life.

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    1. Together we are all giving her a good start in life. Like launching a ship.

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  9. She has happy face.

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  10. Who has she inherited those beautiful eyes from?

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  11. She's grown into such a beautiful little girl with such a happy smile.

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    1. Now her vocabulary is gathering apace. It's so interesting.

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  12. Who knows where the time goes?

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  13. She is a beautiful happy child. It is up to all of us that she has a good world to grow up in.

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    1. What are we passing on to her and all the other small children in the world? What the hell have we all done?

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  14. What great joy - I so look forward to having grand children.. one day..

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    1. The joy of it! I wasn't quite expecting it to be quite so Mark. To be a grandfather you need a pipe, tartan slippers and a beige cardigan with brown leather buttons. All can be bought from "Grandpas-R-Us".

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  15. She will want her first car before you know it.

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  16. What a precious child she is. What a blessing these little people are in our older age- someone new to love and be loved by. I do like this system.

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    1. I knew it would be marvellous to have a grandchild... but not this good - though your blog should have alerted me to the depth of joy.

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    2. Before I had grandchildren I always thought that people who went on and on about the joys of being a grandparent were just being silly. Haha!

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  17. I think her wonderful childhood surrounded by adoring adults will make her well-prepared to weather storms. She is gorgeous!

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    1. Not all children are born into such love, security and warmth.

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  18. My baby girl turned 33 this year and those years flew by! I know you cherish every minute with your little sweetheart, Neil!

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    1. I wish that I could press a brake pedal Ellen - to slow it all down.

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  19. So much happens at an alarming pace in those first few years and months. They learn to sit up, walk, talk, use a spoon and fork and amass a load of vocabulary. Far quicker than what subsequently gets soaked up later in life.

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    1. I wonder what Kay and Darcy's first child will be called. Perhaps Fred... or Wilma?

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  20. She has turned into a little girl, and I will bet that she's not one bit less delightful that the baby who used to come calling.

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    1. I will lover her till the day I die - unflinchingly.

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  21. I know I've said it before but she is the most joyful child!
    Does she take after you?

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    1. Yes very much so. I am bursting with joy.

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  22. Desiderata is corny but beautiful too. Love the photo of Phoebe, growing up so quickly!

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    1. In the sixties it was so cool to have "Desiderata" on your wall. Most people didn't realise it was 20th century writing.

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  23. It's shocking how quickly they grow and learn. She looks so happy and of course she's beautiful.

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    1. Her appetite for language gets clearer and clearer.

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