tatyana knew that grandma always enjoyed providing an abundance of food to her guest . now tatyana watched as grandma grabbed tatyana ' s petite mother into a wide , skinny embrace and then propelled her to the stage , taking her scarves from her waist , seating her in the place of honor , and repeating directly : " there ' s plenty . "
Grandma gathered Tatyana's small mother into a wide, scrawny embrace and then propelled Tatyana's mother to the table.