Fragments From Floyd

That's right. This is what I'm suggesting we have for lunch today while granddaughter Abby is with us for a few days: a PB and Tomato sandwich. She'll never forget it. We'll all try something new for the first time, the recommendation of this personal favorite coming from the same benefactor who fetched us a sack full of 'maters and a "care package" of beans, squash and such from his abundant garden cross-county. Peanut butter and tomato was one of his childhood favorites he told us, and there are anecdotal reports on the message boards and such that he isn't alone in this praise for this seemingly bizarre combination. Heck, we eat PB on celery and raisins and pineapple on PB so I'm game for trying it.

I'm living on borrowed time here. Already there are stirrings upstairs. By all rights, Abby should sleep til 9:00 or so on this first morning at Goose Creek if her Central Time internal alarm clock will only keep her asleep to her usual hour. But then, we have this dog alarm clock who sees things out the window in the mornings between 5 and 6 and he's already done his very vocal part to roust a five year old far too early for me to get done the things I need to do without "help", including deciding what I want to say on Saturday.

The Roanoke Valley Bookfest seems to be well organized, and I'd imagine, well publicized so I'm hoping it will be well attended. It will be a full day, from an author's breakfast at 8:00 til the book signing around 5:00 that afternoon and home by maybe 7:00.

I have an idea there will be pictures ahead at Fragments today or tomorrow featuring one little girl and one big yeller dog, and likely too, a report on one odd-sounding sandwich. And I'll bet I will be the only one to try it. Wait and see.

Well sure 'nuff, I hear the patter of little socked feet coming down the steps in the dark and the dog is about to wag his tail off; he'll get enough attention today for sure! The Dumpster is on duty and he's about to put on his grampa hat for the day. It's a small world, after all.