Castle in the Sand

"Wait a minute," I said. I went into your room and came out with your little recorder. I pressed the red Play button: "Now...please continue." You chuckled. Then you told me about your Summer of '42 at Castle Park. You and Flora Jean. You said you even cooked dinner for William Howard Taft's nephew. I never get tired of that story. Sleep now. Go back to those happy days...

Sonny's Pharmacy

Birthday

It was my birthday Monday. I said I wanted to go to the casino because I knew you would like that. You enjoyed everything about the day--you even said you didn't mind the smell of the manure that had just been spread on the surrounding farms. We all laughed. It was a good day.