Kathryn Nicolai

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1,487 appearances 6 recordings 2 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 16 Sep

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Stories from the Village of Nothing Much · Spending Time, In the Early Summer (Encore) · 15 Jun 2026 podcast

The kids wanted to try that for themselves and we handed over the containers and wands and they turned in circles until they fell on the grass, dizzy and laughing.

While they played my friend and I settled back onto the blanket and chatted and caught up.

The day had been warm, but here on the grass, as the sun went down, it was cool, and I flipped onto my back to watch the leaves shifting in the dim light overhead.

The first evening stars coming out.

Eventually the kids wore themselves out and flopped down beside us.

I like the way their young brains work.

Jumping from one thought to another with excitement.

Telling me about day camp where they were learning to swim and play tennis.

And what the last day of school had been like.

And their friend who'd just gotten a scooter.

And they take turns riding it, but it would be really great if they all had their own scooter.

The little girl reached into her pocket to show me a stone she'd found.

And along with it came a dozen seed helicopters.

We tossed them into the air and let them fall down around us, and I showed them how they could peel the papery skin away to reveal the red maple seed beneath it.

I said they were safe to eat, but tastiest in the spring.

So maybe next spring we could meet up to gather a bagful and roast them up at my place.

They looked skeptical, but said okay.

We started to pack up our play space, shaking the whirly gigs off the blanket and screwing the tops back onto the bubbles.

What now?

the kids asked as we strolled back along the path toward the cars.

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