Recently, a second- or third- or once-removed- cousin came to visit.<\/p>
It was a nice visit, and at the end, she asked if we’d like to buy some paintings that her husband had done. \u00a0He’s a talented guy and we were both pleased and amused to be “patrons of the arts”, given our own humble financial status.<\/p>
I’d forgotten until this transaction was brought up that this same cousin, years ago, had lived for a short while with Peter and me, and that at that time she also asked for money.<\/p>
The way the story got passed around, though, the adopter and her daughter became the heroines and my contribution was ignored.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Recently, a second- or third- or once-removed- cousin came to visit.It was a nice visit, and at the end, she asked if we’d like to buy some paintings that her husband had done. \u00a0He’s a talented guy and we were … Continue reading