Dedication
For Tim and Christa, and for Peter the clever, Ava the horsewoman, Ray-ray the plump and tasty, and Moriah and Josiah, even though none of them had any idea I'd do this to them, and they're all much older than when I first put them there, at Opa's feet.
As for Chip and Kim, and for the three who were not even imagined when their cousins got to meet Opa — Warren the Younger (who hates being called "Dub"), Kenan, the family clown, and Elise, the littlest Metzger, who draws such beautiful pictures of the two of us — don't get too comfortable, because your time is coming....
Tales from Opa