In Brooklyn, parents don’t usually let their children go outside by themselves, so if the parents are working (Emma and Jay work), the kids take classes all summer. Daycare is expensive. My granddaughter, Robin, loves attending art classes, and I’ve shared some of her work here.

Yesterday she painted a Tucan.

Then she called me up and told me her daily joke. She’s hilarious, and she has written scores of them. She’s telling me a daily joke. Her latest was:

Question: What’s a snake’s favorite subject?

Answer: HISSSSSStory.