Tribute
Some twenty-3?ish years ago, Ted and I moved into the home we still are living in today. It was quite a step up from the little 3-bedroom stucco place in the south valley. It was...ALL BRICK. And in a much nicer neighborhood. Even though the nearest grocery store was still more than five miles away, at least I didn't feel as if I needed to go armed. We met all the neighbors, but immediately hit it off with one man who was married and had two younger kids. His wife was a little different, but she seemed nice as well. We had cookouts together and they were the kind of folks you could call on for a cup of sugar when you needed it. Soon, it became apparent that all was not well and his wife left for parts unknown. Leaving him with the kids. More often, we all began to hang out together. The kids would come and go at our house as if it were their own and Bill was pretty understanding when our Chow Chow "tasted" his...