Alice?” She spun toward

Alice?” She spun toward the door, her skirts whirling softly. “Yes?” she forced out. “Do you know what I am holding in my hand?” “No.” “Care to guess?” “A pitchfork?” she asked in a stilted attempt at levity, hoping to invoke his earlier, playful mood. “No, my dear,” he answered drily. “A key to your … Read more

Both [of my granddaughters]

Both [of my granddaughters] Octavia and Lavinia have May birthdays. I’ve just been birthday shopping with them. But the shopping has a budget. I say, \”Okay, if you pick this out, then you’ll have how much left?\” I wait for them to do the calculation, and they’ll say, \”\$18.\” And we stand there and talk … Read more