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Today's Joy: Watching Ed make his own dinner, a giant Porterhouse steak (Yuck). I admire his culinary skills and could watch him for hours. Hahaha, as long as I stay out of the way. He was brought up in a strict Italian family and when he was little he watched with amazement. His grandmother (father's side) was struck with Polio and spent her years in a wheelchair. She cooked and baked old Italian feasts and could roll 4 tortellinis with both her hands at once, wow!

A parade is passing by the house and Mookie just came out and sat in the middle of the living room looking at me like he did not know what is going on. When they came back by in the front of the house he went running into the music room. Rounding the corner he skidded out and hit the refrigerator which gave him back the posture he needed to continue his marathon.

And now my Friends, the ice cream truck is coming down the street. As I listen to the bells and hear children gathering, warm gentle memories of my own childhood flood my mind. There is an old mill that is down the street that made lace and such in the old days. They have renovated it into beautiful condos and restored the bell tower that tolled for its workers each hour. On the top of the tower is a giant rod that glows warm blue and is breathtaking in fog or snow and a warm summer night. It tolls on the hour and tonight when it strikes 7 I will say outloud, "Time to be back in the yard" and smile as those wonderful memories help me to daily tribute my life.

Another joy is that I even exist, that I can experience life for one more day. For this I give great thanks along with the fact that I can share this with you here.