Family Tree by Signe Wilkinson for August 04, 2024
August 03, 2024
August 05, 2024
Transcript:
"Hey, Twig. I'll arm wrestle you for the comics page." "you can have it." "I'll race you upstairs!" "Go ahead!" "Let's see who can spit watermelon seeds the farthest." "You know, Teddy, life isn't just one long competition." "If it isn't a competition..." "What is it?"
Was just reminiscing about my one pretense of sibling rivalry – my sister had Swedish meatballs for her wedding reception, so I had to have them at mine (actually, at the post-reception picnic supper). They were gone by the time the Swedes got there, so we had to pull more out of the freezer. (See long comment at “The Meaning of Lila” for more about my wedding.)