Lunch and more Jewels

Here I am in front of Trio's with my niece Jill and her daughters, Ashton and Abbey.  My sister, Toni, Jill's mother, took the picture with her phone.  You remember Toni.  She's the only one in the orphanage where I grew up, who got a Madame Alexander doll.  Bought with green stamps, no doubt.

I don't know if this picture was taken before or after I made them guess my bra size.  No one even came close.

The lovely, blonde Jill, was my student in a creative writing class and missed the last day of class when she was due to read her final story, because she went into labor with Abbey on the far right.
She was an excellent student, and I was sorry to have to give her a B- for that final lapse in attendance.

Abbey will attend BYU next year and Ashton will be a sophomore in high school.  Neither girl can curl her tongue.  So there's that.  Otherwise, they were charming.

I came home and binge watched the rest of  THE JEWEL IN THE CROWN.  I remember now why I've always loved Charles Dance as Guy Perron.  It's the stance he takes in the train station when he turns to look back at Sarah Layton. He's tall and thin and turns fully, with his hands in his pockets, and looks at her one last time.  It still made my aging heart stir a bit.

Thank you, Netflix.

Kisses to Toni and Jill and the young things.  I loved having lunch with you all.