Bongos and Coyotes

Spring has brought the flowers out on my lilac tree –hooray– and the mosquitoes out of the swamps. It has also brought the people two doors down out around their campfire. Personally, I prefer the mosquitos. When the come outside for a fire, they bring their guitar(s). They bring their political protest songs. A bongo drum…

Oh, Tuesday

The best thing that happened today was a lovely backyard visit at my grandma’s house with Grandma and her sister. Sherm and I hopped in the car –okay, I lifted him in– and we drove way the heck over there to sit in the last rays of evening sun with Grandma J. and Auntie C….