Letters to My Granddaughter: Recent Episodes
Cynthia Blomquist Gustavson
For two months, Cynthia Blomquist Gustavson wrote a handwritten letter each day to her granddaughter. It turns out, these are the messages all of us need right now, and the small things are the only things that give sense and solace.
π« π°You like olives, I like nuts. 0:26
π₯ Your great-grandma, Dorothy did not like milk and cheese. 1:27
π¬ The yogurt only looks like an icecream, but it is not tasty at all. 2:49
π£ Why your uncle Kent don't eat fish. 04:35
π« I love wild berries because they are growing free. 7:10
π₯¦ You like vegetables, I don't like them much but wild asparagus.. 8:25
π₯© The ham for dinner is wonderful. 9:26
π―πΆ Your first words to us: Black bean. 10:33
π½οΈ Nursery poem Jack Sprat and His Wife 11:45
π€Έ Country kids and city kids. 0:05
οΈποΈ I loved to wander in nature. 1:27
οΈποΈ Papa loved to play in the park. 3:16
πΈ Tree frog in our pot. 4:49
π» The wild outdoors around us. 5:20
πBye-bye 2020. 0:05Β
π Letter a day. 0:54
4οΈβ£ Four things on my mind. 5:00 β
π©βπ Moving to Boston. 6:00Β
π I learned a lot and was a good student. 6:50
π Challenges make us stronger. 8:25
π Christmas decoration. 0:03
π―οΈ Advent and Santa Lucia's Day. 0:27
π We wait for a lot of things. 2:45
βοΈ What are you waiting for? 5:54
π΅ In the waiting is when I lived my life. 7:46
β I love coffee and Starbucks. 0:25
π° Grammy, let's go to a Square box. 1:45
π¦ΈββοΈ Find your own superpowers.Β 3:12
β Ask for help when you need it. 5:48
π« Picking berries.Β 0:05
π 4th of July potluck 0:49
π Little White lie. 3:20
π Keep your eyes open to the world. 7:46
π Making banana bread.Β
π Changing recipes.
π Life is about change. Have fun with that.
π΅ββοΈA bike ride Β
πͺΆ Canada geese.Β
βοΈ Learning to fly.
πTaking care of each other.
πThe world is a beautiful place.