By Kay Russo

Alice and Weston arrived at Grandpa and Grandma’s house at lunch time.

After some food, Grandpa took them out for a walk to enjoy the perfect spring weather. Grandma had a deadline and stayed home to do some desk work.

Back in the house, a stack of board games left over from their parents’ time caught the children’s attention.

“Herd Your Horses,” “Top Dog,” and “Mastermind” had to be lifted down from a high shelf and examined.

Neither Alice nor Weston is even close to reading, so the main charm of the games seems to be throwing the dice. Then neither player really knows what to do...