Popcorn

Did you know that popcorn doesn't always come in a microwavable bag?  Did you know that you can pop it in a pan on the stove?  Just a little butter in the bottom, then a bit o' popping corn, and patience is all you need with an occasional shake of the pan.  Burned popcorn would never do.

Grandpa uncovered the secret when he was visiting here at Christmas time.  He made his grandchildren the "best popcorn ever."

Now his grandchildren are making the best popcorn ever.  As a matter of fact, they are even noticing the difference between brands of popcorn kernels.    Now, when we need more popping corn, I hear "get the kind of popcorn grandpa bought, Mom."

The giant fluffy popcorn is evidently the best.  Seriously?  Who knew I was raising connoisseurs of popcorn?

Nonetheless, it makes me smile.  As a child I loved the familiar clatter of the pan as the popcorn popped.  Often it meant an evening gathered around the living room as mom would read to us--often of Laura Ingalls Wilder.  She would laugh and cry with us as life unfolded for the precocious little girl.

So often it is the simple things in life we love most.