Mr. McGregor

Frustrated by the invisible divider which prohibited me from entering the pool’s deep end, I found other ways to amuse myself during our summer visit to Aunt Kathy's pool. And so I adopted the character of “Mr. McGregor,” the curmudgeonly old gardener from the story of Peter Rabbit. Filling a bucket with water, I would stand on the edge of the pool and prepare to “water my plants.” As I summoned them, Libby and Sarah would swim over and obligingly allow me to pour water over their heads. This little game more than made up for my limited pool access.