Son John $ and grandson David like to play Backgammon on a phone. I had them in a captive pose when they folded themselves into chairs. Not to be left out, Sadie brought a toy and enjoyed David’s divided attention.
After church and lunch, we used our annual passes to go to the grounds of Biltmore. John knew the trains were running in Antler Village and might not be available next month. I’d call this equal opportunity fun, something for everyone. The fellows liked the setting for the trains and enjoyed watching them move. I enjoyed seeing the trains running among the plantings.
Has low-key fun found you lately?
Mehrling Muse 
It’s all been low key fun this year. Tomorrow is hubby’s birthday and I’m baking a chocolate cake for him. We have invited two sets of dog walking neighbours over, with their canine pals so Dot will have fun too.
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That’s a marvelous idea. Happy birthday to your husband!
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Thanks!!
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I’m all about low-key fun. 🙂 Keep it simple is my motto. My 4 year old grandson is really into trains right now. He has several trains and tracks and watches shows about them. He even went for a train ride earlier this year at Greenfield Village.
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John would love to share his train club with your grandson.
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That looks like good, low key fun for the boys there.
Hugs
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We are having good times together.
xxx Fun Hugs xxx
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I can see where this would be right up John’s alley!
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It was a bit tame, to be honest.
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Everything is low key these days!
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I can see how there is something for everyone here – the plantings are nice and I like how the trains wind around them. I’ve never played backgammon, but I think I have mentioned that I like to play Solitaire on the computer. It is relaxing and good for your brain. Plus it’s good mouse practice. 🙂
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Computer games are fun. I play a word unscramble game and a form of Solitaire.
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I learned how to mouse click faster by playing Solitaire. Our I.T. recommended doing that as I didn’t click down hard enough. I’ve never played the word unscramble, but have played jigsaw puzzles on line – you can pick how many pieces and difficulty and that’s fun. Today I heard that Windows 95 arrived 25 years ago today. We thought we were pretty cool playing “Elf Bowling” at Christmas time. This is my favorite Solitaire site as it goes faster and the cards are easier to read … for me anyway. https://www.solitr.com/
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I remember Windows 95.
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We never had Windows at work until just before Y2K – the Firm was afraid our system would crash. We were on a Unix-based system and on dummy terminals, but no internet. If they’d known Y2K would not wreak havoc, they likely would not have moved to Windows. I never got my first computer until a month after Y2K – I too feared the destruction of rolling over to the new millennium could bring.
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I remember the flap with everyone wondering what would happen with Y2K. I went on living, because I wouldn’t have known what to do if things had exploded.
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Yes, the experts had all the dire predictions. Our neighbors asked if they could come to our house if something happened as they had no basement. I said to my mom “what’s going to happen they need to shelter in place in the basement?”
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Good question.
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I forgot to add that the Elmores did not have a basement, so that’s why they made that strange request.
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Lovely. And yes, I’ve discovered a baby bunny and a groundhog living outside my living room window. I often just sit and watch them eat.
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Your viewing sounds like fun. We watch the neighbor’s horses from our back porch as we eat.
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Oh, that sounds even better. I hear they are beautiful and kind creatures. But large!
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If you walked in their pasture, they would bend their necks to see you at eye level.
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Oh, that’s nice of them. Maybe I will meet one, one day.
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Love the plants! It is nice to see the boys enjoying themselves. I love your term low-key fun. I suppose this is anything that brings me a smile in a day, like the cats, new leaves, and nice tea. Thank you for making me think about them actually.
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Your smile lights up your face.
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Good post.
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Thank you. I’m glad you read it.
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I am envious, nice family bonding as usual.
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It has been so much easier for us to see our family and friends than for you to see yours.
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Low-key fun? Hmm. Does the solo game MahJong count? It’s fun; very relaxing, I can ‘zone out’ while playing. Also fun blogging, Facebook, etc. etc. We tried ‘HIGH-key’ fun on Thursday, and my legs were still hurting up until yesterday, in response! Went to a street festival, bus, metro, LOTS of walking, my poor legs just weren’t used to it. Okay now, though. 🙂
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I hadn’t thought about fun being painful!! I’m glad you have recovered.
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Low key fun is all there is right now.
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You have a point there!
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I agree with those that say low key fun is the fun of today’s world. I’m super enjoying walks in the woods as the beginning of season changes occur. Walking a trail regularly makes one heightened to change. A turkey feather that wasn’t there yesterday, a new fallen tree, animal prints, color changes on leaves, etc.
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You are extremely observant. It makes your life richer.
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