(Memorial Day, 2026)
Yesterday, my first full day home from Chicago, I decided to go to Sunnyside Gardens to buy my tomato and cucumber plants. As I pulled out of the driveway and drove down my street, two big trucks from Sunnyside were parked next to a neighbor’s house.
As I was getting ready to leave Sunnyside, I saw my neighbor Jim (whose wife Vicky recently died). We chatted for a bit and he mentioned he had just seen my friend Jeanne at the coffee shop they both hang out at. He not seen her for a very long time.