From dawn till dusk and beyond

A year ago I could not have walked around the block. 

Today I walked many city blocks with my son and grandchildren through quaint old fashioned neighborhoods and parks to a city train.  There we bought tickets from a machine and pushed the stroller up an incline so we could board.

The ramp would not go down so a man with a bicycle got on the train, stowed his bike then helped my son lift the stroller in.  After that he turned to me,  reached out and gave me a hand as I jumped over the void with my grandson in my arms!  It was partly his firm grip and partly the simplicity of the act that amazed me.

We rode the train farther downtown and then walked many more blocks to a restaurant called, Snooze.  It was a sweet little place with 1950's decor, round neo-modern booths and lighting right out of my Aunt Jo's living room!

While waiting to get in my granddaughter and I drew on the front sidewalk with chalk and when we came out someone had decorated our drawing even more!  The food was outstanding and my grandchildren were adorable the whole time we were there. Then we began the long walks and train ride back home.

By the time we arrived at the house both children were asleep in the stroller, but I found myself still full of energy, which was good because we still had a night of going out to dinner and shopping before baths and calling it a night.

I don't know how they live this way day in and day out, but for me it was a wonderful adventure and I loved every minute of a day that began before seven with music and dancing, moved on to a three hour walk and ended up late in the evening so I could write this thot.