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Sam and Holly, Malachi and Orlaith arrived today to spend a few days towards the end of their UK trip.
Malachi is a great reader, so his first visit was to the library from which I was happy to pass on to him a selection of books.
Lexulous is the Scrabble-like game I play on line. He wanted to challenge me, so he and Sam needed to work out how to load it onto Sam’s device.
First they operated together.
Mal continued on his own.
One of the advantages of having your opponent across the room is that you can give him the eye when you have him in trouble.
Orlaith broke her arm falling from a climbing frame in Snowdonia, and has become a dab hand at working with just one. Take drawing for example. As she said,0 it was a good thing she hadn’t broken her drawing hand.
She was also able to take over the Lexulous game on Sam’s mobile phone.
Meanwhile Malachi was quick to learn the Bookworm game on Jackie’s p.c.
After this Sam took his son off to the library to practice his violin playing. The music was really very pleasant, as it drifted through the kitchen.
This left Jackie free to help Orlaith build a tower
which, with the addition of the man himself in rodent form and black and white sheep as lions, she announced to be Nelson’s Column.
If there are any glaring errors in this post, my excuse is that the tower, the mice, the sheep, and the numbers board were all transported to my desk where I was encouraged to play with them.
This evening we dined on Hordle Chinese Take Away fare, supplemented by fish fingers, cauliflower cheese, and strawberries and cream. Holly and I finished the malbec, Jackie drank Peroni, and Sam drank Doom Bar.
Wonderful post!
Many thanks, Lynn
most welcome
Wow! Such an industrious group there! Poor little Orlaith. I’m sorry about her arm, but she seems to be getting by just fine. Both children are adorable! Thanks for sharing, Derrick.
Many thanks, Jill, She is doing well.
I would like to see a picture of the three Knight men together. The boys are beautiful but we need to see how they got their good looks 🙂
Brava to Orlaith! Generous, too. 🙂
Many thanks, Mary. 🙂 X
Those children are bright and creative, showing pleasant personalities, Derrick.
Orlaith made a great column and could play the Lexulous word game, too. Malachi and you sound like you had quite a competition! 🙂
Very many thanks, Robin. Closer inspection of the word game will show that Orlaith, at 4, couldn’t really play the game 🙂
Oh, didn’t really realize this but still fun to “play” like she could. . . 😉
🙂
More beautiful children. The family resemblances just tumble through time.
It is amazing, Lisa. Have a look at this one: https://derrickjknight.com/2013/11/09/genes-will-out/ Thanks very much
Wonderful post, Derrick!
Thanks very much, Merril
I loved this!
The wonders of grandparenting just shine through. Lovely family.
Thanks very much, Cynthia
Fish Fingers??? 😕
I don’t believe it! O_o 😮
Not those soggy crumbed things purporting to contain fish that come in cardboard cartons surely :/
They are a gastronomical delight from the kitchen of the Culinary Queen aren’t they?
What a sweet little girl is Orlaith, she looks destined to break many a young mans <3
Many thanks, Brian. If you have fish fingers they have to be the naff ones. You are right about Orlaith.
That picture of Malachi where he is looking right at you – so adorable! And Orlaith – she’s beautiful.
Very many thanks, Jodie.
: )
So, cute little Sam all grown up and raising his own next generation of cuties. Malachi and Orlaith bear wonderful names and the general Knight attractiveness and intelligence that seems to spread through this family. You must be very proud Derrick. And obviously Nelson on his Column was a hit – I like Orlaith’s take on it!
Many thanks, Pauline. A wonderful comment to read out to an appreciative Sam. X
I like your article, very inspiring and thank you for your post
Thank you, Rina
They clearly have inherited one or two of their grandfather’s genes.
Many thanks, Bruce
I was thinking of the other grandfather (hee hee – you fell into it!!! – just kidding!)
I should have known! 🙂
It made for such a blessed reading. May God bless the kids! It’s a glowing post. I reckon unless you are typing in a mobile which offers a sliver into which to key your words (and autocorrects them foolishly when they have scrolled out of sight), there are slim chance of glaring errors.
Many thanks, Uma. An iMac was essential
It’s very nice to see a little boy with an interest in reading. I hope it will continue!
Isn’t it just? Thanks, John
Now THAT is pure pleasure …. really the most delightful of posts
Thanks ever so much, Osyth
The children are smiling and happy while they’re learning – what could be better than that?!!
Nothing really. Many thanks, GP
So love these images Derrick.. And so enthralled are the children in their activities.. Hope little Orlaith arm soon heals.. but it does not seem to be impeding her tower building capabilities 🙂
Thanks very much, Sue
My Pleasure xx
As we would say in Maine, a finest kind of day. And those children!
Many thanks, Laurie
Love the photographs Derrick – everyone is having such a good time. It’s got to be a special treat for you and Jackie to have these young ones with you for a few days. Have a wonderful time ~
Very many thanks, Mary.
Your photos reminded me of the difference that exists between a child using a phone or device because there’s no one who can be bothered to pay attention, and children who use those devices in the context of an involved and loving family. It’s a wonderful set of photos — very cheering.
Many thanks for this perceptive comment, Linda
I am sorry Orlaith broke her arm. At least they heal tend to heal quickly at that age. A wonderful set of family photos, Derrick. 🙂
Very many thanks, Lavinia. Orlaith wasn’t really bothered by the arm, which is healing fast.
I would love to see Orlaith set free to redesign our major cities – her version of Nelson’s Column is far superior to the current one.
Thanks, Quercus. Who knows……
I’m smiling just tinking of it…
Orlaith’s incident reminds me of my own daughter’s. When she was five, she had broken her left arm, falling from a very high unsecured slide in a garden center which had toppled over and landed on her as she was unsupervised while my ex-husband who had taken her there was busy with the purchases. It reminds me why mothers are used to having an eye everywhere and clinging on firmly to their offspring when they are of a young age 😀
Thank you, Geetha. I trust your little girl’s arm healed well.
Welcome Derrick. Yes, it did, thank you 🙂
Beautiful togetherness 🙂
Nice comment Lakshmi. Thank you