Grandpa’s chest rattled. “Sonny, I may be long in the tooth but the grey matter still works.”
“Yeah, but you cheated…”
The cane with the dragon’s head whacked my ankle.
“Ouch.”
“Carry on.”
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August 11, 2013 at 4:40 pm
Grandpa! Come on!!!! 😉
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August 12, 2013 at 4:29 pm
Impatient old soul, doesn’t like losing.
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August 11, 2013 at 5:11 pm
Grandpas will be grandpas! Some people just don’t like to lose whatever their age, do they?
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August 12, 2013 at 4:28 pm
Bingo, Gabriella. He certainly doesn’t like to lose especially to a youngster.
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August 11, 2013 at 5:27 pm
Grandpa knows how to resolve conflicts. 😀
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August 12, 2013 at 4:26 pm
Thanks you for coming by. I think grandpa is a feisty old fart.
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August 11, 2013 at 5:52 pm
Smiling. You nailed this one, the old guy came right off the page. 🙂
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August 12, 2013 at 4:25 pm
Thanks, Paulette. Sometimes that what I feel but am wrong. Glad you see him too. Thanks for stopping by.
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August 11, 2013 at 6:23 pm
Ha! Love this, especially the details of Grandpa’s cane. Nicely done!
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August 12, 2013 at 4:23 pm
Thank you, Suzanne. I’m pleased this one worked out.
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August 11, 2013 at 6:55 pm
using the grey matter is cheating. a battle of wits with an unarmed person.
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August 12, 2013 at 4:23 pm
Maybe grandpa is overly competitive and afraid of losing his touch to his grandson. Maybe the young guy is used to this character. Thanks for stopping by.
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August 11, 2013 at 7:14 pm
Great little story. You showed a character in six sentences.
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August 12, 2013 at 4:21 pm
Thank you, Rebecca. This old guy surprised me.
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August 11, 2013 at 9:02 pm
A competitive Grandpa with a cane is not to be messed with. Lesson learned, I hope. Nicely written piece. 🙂
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August 12, 2013 at 4:19 pm
And feisty too. Thanks much.
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August 16, 2013 at 4:51 pm
Thank you.
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August 11, 2013 at 9:21 pm
Grandpas are allowed to cheat. It’s the rules.
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August 12, 2013 at 4:17 pm
You are so right!
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August 16, 2013 at 4:50 pm
😉
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August 11, 2013 at 11:22 pm
I like the detail of the dragon head cane…and I like this feisty grandpa!
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August 12, 2013 at 2:48 am
Yay grandpa rocks, a fab image of him!
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August 12, 2013 at 4:16 pm
Yeah. I think gramps rocks too, Gilly.
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August 12, 2013 at 5:01 am
Well done & fun!
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August 12, 2013 at 4:13 pm
Thank you. Glad you find this fun, cause I do too.
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August 12, 2013 at 7:23 am
What a bad example the old man is setting! 😉
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August 12, 2013 at 4:13 pm
Yeah, I guess when you get that old you feel entitlement. *insert wicked grin*
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August 12, 2013 at 12:56 pm
That will teach the youngster!!!
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August 12, 2013 at 4:12 pm
Grandpas rule, even nasty ones.
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August 12, 2013 at 3:40 pm
Haha! I wonder if they’re playing golf? I love grandpa!
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August 12, 2013 at 4:11 pm
I picture chess or checkers. Yeah, grandpa is a crotchety old bird. I like him too.
How does one cheat at golf?
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August 13, 2013 at 12:35 pm
Act like Tiger Woods?
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August 16, 2013 at 4:13 pm
😉
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August 13, 2013 at 7:01 am
So not just long in the tooth but long in the stick! Good on grandpa!
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August 13, 2013 at 2:17 pm
Short and sweet. 🙂
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August 14, 2013 at 9:20 am
Ouch…..but what did he cheat at?
Nice one.
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August 16, 2013 at 3:52 pm
Thanks Valentine.
I’m thinking chess or checkers…so the old boy could whack the young man in the ankles. *grins wickedly*
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