Friday, November 23, 2012

It's All About the Grandmothers - Part the First

The first (actress) grandmother was scheduled to arrive at two o'clock.
The first (actress) grandmother was scheduled to arrive at two o'clock, but arrived at three.

A small, Asian lady in the essential small, Asian mode of transportation (the Toyota Camry), I stood watching in the window as she parked in the driveway. I also stood watching in the window as she did not exit the Toyota Camry, but sat placidly for over a minute. Finally, she exited, and proceeded to walk down the street in the midst of snowfall.

Did I mention she's seventy-four?

When she returned ten minutes later, I opened the door and attempted to take her bags. She unleashed a broken English harangue in which I was repeatedly reprimanded for not immediately throwing the door open upon her crossing of the driveway threshold.

The actress grandmother had made her entrance.

1 comment:

  1. The Toyota Camry is definitely the "essential Asian mode of transportation." I can picture your seventy-four year old grandmother haranguing you for not opening the door for her -- that's what Chinese grandmothers do. In general, I loved the detail in this blog post. I learned a lot about your grandmother in only several short paragraphs, and from your tone, I can tell you were feeling a bit exasperated, but you love her anyway.

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