She has some regrets about not spending more time with her grandfather.
I believe this is the answer because she talks about how their was a slight language barrier and she was preoccupied with life but now that he is gone she wishes she could know more about him.
Answer:
known for glass-covered boxes filled with enigmatically arranged found objects and
collages, Joseph Cornell (1903-1972) was a product of surrealism, which relied on irrational
juxtaposition.