Joyce Joiner — who calls herself a “moderately alert ‘06880’ reader” — writes:
I always wonder why there are so many disgruntled comments on this blog.
In the 9 years I’ve lived here I’ve reaped the benefits of this charming town: Compo Beach, Longshore, friendly bartenders, nice kids … it’s a pretty nice place to live!
Today, after a snowy walk to Trader Joe’s — where I got some flowers for my mom, who’s in the hospital — Trudy and I had our regular fond exchange about our cats, my mom, etc.
She noticed how tired I looked. When I told her I was at the hospital a lot, she pulled one bouquet away and said, “This is on me, honey.”
But wait! There’s more!
The chip reader needed rebooting. It was taking a long time. Trudy was ready to say, “Just go! I’ll get it. You can pay me back.”
The chip reader came to life.
And I — happily walking in the snow, to Uber it to Norwalk Hospital — did too!
Joyce Joiner’s mom, and her flowers.