wonderful story Sharon! such a happy way to begin the day.
Beautiful Rose too! It sure does seem to love you :)
I can also understand about your Grandad and his cane...my Grandad had a cane and it was like an extension of his arm. He also used his cane to keep us kids in line, trip us up if we were running in the house, and, in his oldest years, he used it to poke pretty ladies in the behind