I’m so glad you have a Grandpa
‘Cause they are so much fun
Just think of all the stuff you’d miss
If you never did have one

Without a Grandpa almost never saying no
There’d be no one to teach you
To “take take your time…be slow”
Just think that all those Grandpas
Once had Grandpas too

That gave them too much candy
And took them to the zoo
They all had laps and stories Grandchildren listened to
And just be there and love you… was all they had to do
Make sure to love your Grandpa and tell him and you’ll see
It will make him happy I know ’cause he is ME!

“Hi…thanks for chatting with me. I almost never get to open my pages, feel warm hands on my binding and watch the hungry smiles on the faces of my adopted family anymore.”
“I guess my old recipes are too high in calories and take too much time to make. And also Mary, the young housewife that bought me so many many years ago, is now a Grandma, and I just don’t contain those popular “kooking for kid’s” recipes that are so popular today.
My spine is weak and I’ve got stains all over my pages…and admittedly there are a few tears and some “foxing” too.”
“In fact page 51 is completely missing but I’m sure that modern cooks aren’t too interested in larding game birds.”
“Actually, the last time someone pulled me out of the bookcase, the iPad wasn’t even invented yet!”
“Wait…who is that with you? He looks very intelligent and he seems to be looking at every one of my pages. What’s that he’s saying?”
“Yes Mrs. Jenkins I believe you have one of the rarest cookbooks in existence…and luckily, back there in the corner of the bookcase is page 51. With some restoration I think it will make a very important addition to the National Cookbook Museum.”
“So now…I’m completely restored and I feel young again. I have my own stand and spotlight and many interested folks are smiling and remembering when my recipes were being made.”
“Mary even came by to say “Hi” and brought her friends to see me.
I might be a very very old cookbook but I’m a very very happy one too!”