A Home Away from Home Read this passage from "A Home Away from Home."
When summer finally arrived and eighth grade ended, my
thoughts turned to Grandma Rose and her small farm in South
Carolina. I couldn't wait to sit with her on the porch and listen
to her tell old family stories. Every summer, my parents, my
younger brother and sisters, and I drove down to the farm from
our apartment in Baltimore. Aunts, uncles, and cousins from
other parts of the country joined us there. We all came to
spend time together, share memories, and celebrate Grandma
Rose's birthday
For the cousins, the annual visit was a way of measuring our
growth, both physical and emotional. How much taller were we
this summer? Which barn shelf could we reach? What would we
be allowed to do this summer, now that we were a year older?
How does this passage make a connection between visiting the
farm and growing up?
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by explaining that the cousins notice how they have
each changed since the summer before
by saying that her family visits the farm every year to
celebrate Grandma Rose's birthday
I was named Caroline Rose after my Grandma Rose because
we shared the same birthday Grandma Rose referred to us as
the "birthday gals," and we had our photograph taken together
every year. This year, I was turning 15 and Grandma Rose
was turning 84. In addition to having the same name and
birthday, we shared other traits as well. "Caroline Rose, you're
just as strong-willed as your Grandma Rose," Mama used to
say to me in exasperation. I loved Grandma Rose and I
wanted to be like her, so I didn't mind,
by explaining that aunts, uncles, and cousins from
all over the country gather at the farm
by revealing that the grown-ups talk about how their
lives have changed over the year
Daddy called the 12-hour drive to the farm "our pilgrimage,"
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