A visit from my granddaughter...

Back in 2009, when I moved in to share a home with Peruvian friends, we used to joke that I was 10 year old Gabriela’s European grandmother - as I was slightly older than her real grandma back in Peru. And so, for three and a half years, I watched my “granddaughter” grow up and be transformed from a little girl into a young woman. She and Teddi were big buddies and we used to take a photo every year on his or her birthday - to show how they both had grown. 

Ada and Gabriela moved to a new home last year, and I’ll also be getting a new housemate towards the end of this year. But, now that Teddi and Tobi have celebrated their fifth birthday, and Gabriela is well on the way to her fifteenth, she’s coming back tonight for a sleepover while her Mum is away at a conference this weekend. It will be fun to catch up, to cook together (she’s requested Mexican fajitas) and perhaps to play a game or watch a movie like we did in the old days. I’m sure that Teddi, Tobi and Tamba will enjoy the visit too.