“The first memory I have of Maple Avenue was going out to play and meeting a boy who, upon hearing my ‘accent’, commented on how grateful I must be to now live in America.” 😂😂😂 How puzzled you must have felt! Was he wearing a plastic cowboy hat and garnishing a plastic pistol? (Shaking my head at our collective sense of “exceptionalism.”) That’s a beautiful passage. If only.
“The first memory I have of Maple Avenue was going out to play and meeting a boy who, upon hearing my ‘accent’, commented on how grateful I must be to now live in America.” 😂😂😂 How puzzled you must have felt! Was he wearing a plastic cowboy hat and garnishing a plastic pistol? (Shaking my head at our collective sense of “exceptionalism.”) That’s a beautiful passage. If only.
Freddie, now that you mention it, I think he may have been!
Love this Katharine:)
And I love all your posts as you get out and about in the City. Thank you for sharing, Lee.