The Building Trade
Image by skeeze from Pixabay Just about the time I started high school, the new house we recently moved in had to be [...]
The Lorelei Song of Perfect Strawberries
I don't know exactly how it happens, but on a particular night, thousand pale yellow buds burst open on the linden trees lining our quiet [...]
When in Rome…
It's a busy late Saturday morning. A party of eight is seated in my station. I greet them with a smile and realize immediately that [...]
Keep Smiling!
This is not our Jorge, just to be clear:) The main room of the diner is pretty full and several parties are waiting [...]
Don’t Make Us Cry, Please!
We were really busy today, as usual, as it's the weekend. Food took a little longer, as it always does on busy days. A woman [...]
Time Is Money, Literally!
A youngish, professional-looking single woman sits at one of my two booths. It's around 8:00 am. It's her birthday this week - yay, fellow Pisces! [...]