I have two postcards, one from Dubai and one from Athens. Yes, that means Dad and Jane are traveling again. And they deserve it. Dad’s got a big birthday coming up next year.
In his Athens postcard he referenced our last time there together, two days before 9/11 which we experienced in Florence with neighbors pounding on the door and shouting CNN, CNN.
In the somber days that followed Dad’s big birthday on a tribute to Odysseus’ journey I had to wait to come home and two weeks later I met my husband. Open heart, open mind.
Thank you, Dad and Jane. I always thought I was outside the box. Turns out you’re more trendy than me and will always be. I don’t think we’ll try to emulate your cool-ness, only cherish it. And Dad, when you wanted to hold my hand walking down the street when I was 8, sorry. I appreciate it now. But thanks for the Ho Jo’s fried clams. Thanks readers and contributors! Dee
Cooking with Dee 
Dee, just wonder if you remember our joint experience w/ Ho Jo fried clams?
Regale us, I’m having trouble with that one. D
HMM,we were on our way to your alma mater. I was attending a leadership conference and you were to visit some college buds. I think we stayed at a HoJo lodge. At least we ate at one. Your fried clams were not good = a bad night paying homage to the porcelain god and not feeling at all well the next day. Not a happy memory, but part of the record.
Thanks for the memories. Bad food is what it is. We’re much healthier when we eat at home. Dee