Category Archives: grandson

I’d get the moon for you if I could.

Posted on June 26, 2016 by Ian Short

It was one of those days where the moon is bright in the late afternoon sky. I say to my two-year old grandson, “Look, there is the moon, up there in the sky.” He looks, then says to me, “Get … Continue reading →

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Arrow and Jedda

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Ian Short

My grandson calls me Arrow. He can’t yet make a “gr” sound, and his early attempts to say “Grandad” sounded like “Ah-woah”. His other Grandad Karel (Karl) is Czech. The Czech word for Grandad is Děda, which to an English-speaker … Continue reading →

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