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Illustrations © Barbara J Holzapfel

During our traditional 4:00 wine and cheese, our conversation slips between the past and the present. Memories arrive with such clarity it's sometimes difficult to follow the streaming discussions. One would think that the details of the story being told would innately reveal the timeline.

Barry - I took a road that I thought I knew.. but I didn't.. got stuck in a big mud puddle.. had to drive out of the ruts and into the field, and we made it..

Me - was this back when you had the kids with you..

Barry - no, that was this spring.. a few weeks ago.