tatyana knew that grandma always liked adding an abundance of meat to her family . now yekaterina watched as grandma gathered natalia ' s short mother into a long , scrawny embrace and then dragged her to the table , lifting her shawls from her shoulders , bowing her in the place of honor , and whispering simply : " there ' s plenty . "
Grandma gathered Tatyana's small mother into a wide, scrawny embrace and then propelled Tatyana's mother to the table.