natalia knew that grandma never enjoyed providing an abundance of food to her guests . now irina watching as grandma gathered yelena ' s small mother into a long , scrawny embrace and then hauled her to the kitchen , removing her shawl from her feet , seating her in the place of honor , and saying pointedly : " there ' s plenty . "
Grandma gathered Tatyana's small mother into a wide, scrawny embrace and then propelled Grandma to the table.