I just taught the nine-year-old the card game Rummy. One of my happiest childhood memories (thankfully there are a few) was staying with my loving grandparents in Leicester, where my wonderful Nan would play Rummy with me. I remember her bangles clicking and her long hot-pink-painted fingernails clacking as she rearranged her cards.
She usually won, and it turns out that the nine-year-old has inherited her talent. We played a ‘best-of-three’ set yesterday, and she beat me by winning two games in a row, meaning we didn’t even play all three!
Maybe Rummy will become one of her happiest childhood memories too. I hope there will be thousands of sweet memories for her to choose from.
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How soon before she insists on playing for money? She’s got the Tooth Fairy scam running well; soon she’ll be fleecing you on the card table.
I give it a year, tops! 😂
Lovely, a family tradition passed down four generations now (at least). Our family tradition is model trains, particularly LGB.
Ah yes, of course – I hadn’t thought of that! Four generations. Wonderful.