tatyana knew that grandma always enjoyed serving an onslaught of groceries to her parents . now tatyana watched as grandma gathered tatyana ' s small girl into a wide , scraggly embrace and then propelled her to the table , lifting her shawl from her shoulders , establishing her in the place of honor , and asking simply : " there ' s lots . "
Grandma gathered Tatyana's small mother into a wide, scrawny embrace and then propelled Tatyana's mother to the table.