Thanks for reading my essay, Janet. I often think of that window, particularly when life gets a little complicated. I wouldn’t ever want to go back to that time. It presented me with a kind of simplicity but also confusion and pain. I dream of looking out on the green, on the evening, the lights coming on in the houses, and my need of connection with others after my long isolation. It was a good time but one that was particularly painful the way formative times of life can be.

Thanks, Janet, for reading my essay. I often think of that window, those evenings when life was so formative. In some ways, I miss life’s simplicity in that time. I wouldn’t ever want to go back, since I know how difficult and confusing that time was. But I often dream of that window, the green, the lights coming on in the houses, and how much I wanted to be connected after my long isolation.

Glad you were able to make amends with an old girlfriend. Yesterday, I made amends with my former husband. The journey through life with windows is a little like going through Alice’s looking glass. Curiouser and curiouser.

Thanks, Elaine, for reading this essay. Yes, it was a big deal but it felt so difficult at first. Now, I look back on those days and see just how simple things were. Stay sober and let things happen. Life is seemingly very complex today when compared to those first days of a new life.