small people

I met two delightful small people last week. Tony and colleagues had a staff social do on Saturday, the kind which involves families and food. Daughter and Daughter's Chap came with us. The hosts at this do have a big garden with a croquet lawn, and the croquet set lay on the grass waiting for someone to play.

Daughter's Chap is the Real Thing where croquet is concerned. Lucky me, I was on his team, and we won, which is pretty good considering that I didn't even know how to play when I picked up the mallet. Also at the party was a six-ish year old who flitted about so happily that I think she was at least half-fairy.

For the next game, Daughter's Chap recruited the Fairy on to his team. At about the same time Mine Host asked her if she'd like to go and feed the fish in the pond. She multi-tasked. She'd take her turn (with a lot of guidance from The Chap), then sing 'fishies!' and dance away to the pool to see how they were getting on. She flitted and flew between croquet and fishies, then danced around the lawn blowing bubbles. You could see the wings.

And I met a delightful, bright-eyed young lady when visiting new friends. Bright Eyes greeted me, and her other new friends, with smiling warmth. Soon, she was demonstrating how to use the wonderful musical machines in front of her. She was curly-haired, beautiful, full of curiosity and laughter. She was delightful company, and it was hard to leave her.

She has cerebral palsy. She is blind.