November 4, 2023:
Old town: home at last.
A quick one. Down Burgener, down Milton, down Morena. Easy-Peasy. To the candy store for pockets of sugar sticks at 5¢ per. Later it was Bandini's and margaritas under lantern-lit trees. Same buzz.
In their wisdom some authority has moved things around. No more Bandini's, no more Pico. Instead an absurd empty green space surely intended for something that hasn't turned up yet. That's okay. It's close enough to feel true.