Domestic Life In "Lodestar"

In Poul Anderson's Technic History, "How To Be Ethnic In One Easy Lesson" shows domestic life on Earth in the Solar Commonwealth. There is some of this also in "Lodestar" Coya Conyon grew up with her parents on Earth. From her earliest age, her maternal grandfather, Nicholas van Rijn would visit their home, toss her high, give her presents from many extra-solar planets, tell extravagant stories and take her sailing, to a live performance or around the Solar System. She learned ballet. She also learned of the adventures of van Rijn's Muddlin' Through crew, became an admirer of David Falkayn and later had occasional outings with him. She works as an astrophysicist at Luna Astrocenter. That is about all. We would like to know more but this is a lot more than nothing.