Grandparenting from far away

Next month we travel to New York to see Roxie, Leanne, and Nick again as we did in December.  It does not get easier to have these long spaces between times. 

This is one of my favorite photos as she walked down our hall.  I found the basket for our picnic on the roof in the Thrift Shop where we live.  Twice a week volunteer residents run the place.  The money goes to the Terwilliger Foundation which supports residents whose money runs out--which can happen as we live longer--particularly for single women.

Skype, as others have discovere, helps.  In December, Roxie still had her beautiful long hair. 

But last month, they were gone--as seen in this photo I took while we talked about this and that,  held up objects that might entertain her, and saw her latest drawings.

It is family life in the new world of electronic innovaton...and a good thing, even if not perfect.