Drabble by Kevin Fagan for October 16, 2013
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October 17, 2013
Transcript:
Ralph: Look, honeybunch! I carved a pumpkin to look like your mother! June: It's too early to carve a pumpkin! By Halloween, it'll be all old and ugly and rotten! Ralph: Yeah, it'll look perfect!
When we told my mother we were engaged, she told me, “Terrific! I love her!” To Kathy she said, “I hoped he’d have enough sense.” I think she approved. The two of them – just the two – even took a cruise together. At the time Kathy had more vacation time and disposable income; I only had more tolerance for Wyoming winters (that and an audition while they were gone). For Mom it was therapeutic – Dad had passed away the previous year.