I'm not really a card person; I know how to play solitaire and gin rummy (did I even spell that correctly?) But when it's summer and we're living on our back porch, playing a few hands of rummy just seems right. We don't keep score or play for hours, just a few hands at the end of the day, after supper.
My stepson and two of the granddaughters are visiting, and because the youngest is six, we brought out the Uno cards. First thing we noticed was that most of us were out of practice shuffling a deck. We are so used to touch screens and mice that click on icons that basic card-handling skills are deteriorating.
A person should play Uno with a six-year-old on a regular basis. There's really no substitute. Add four bigger people and some Corona, and, really, it's better than television. Try it. That's all I'll say for today. If cards aren't your thing, how about board games--remember them? Remember checkers and dominoes and scrabble? It's summer. Turn off the devices and fumble around with cards and little playing pieces you move around a board. Enjoy the sensation of a breeze through the room, the sounds of giggles and cackles when people make dumb moves, and the feel of shiny cards at your fingertips--or cards faintly sticky from that bowl of caramel corn in the middle of the table.
Happy summer. Take a moment and notice the day's gifts.
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