Wha Hoo

Wha Hoo! My grandmother was a quiet woman. She was not the kind, to go out often. A church picnic, and or a family gathering, All were just fine. Yet, her calm demure could be disturbed. Not easily mind you. It took just the right … event. A board game. 2 x 2 marbles and dice, played with friends, “Is twice as nice.” She would comb back her lovely hair. Pin it close in a bun. Tight!... as to not get in the way. Her best blouse, the one with the pockets… The one I sewed them on. (by hand when I was seven) Plenty of room for her cigarettes and matches. Gather together with Papa and two more, everyone was ready to start the score. They would play not a little, but clear into the night. It was a good time, Even…when there was a fight.