It was Mary Lou calling. Josh would come up with an excuse for why they needed to play in the woods. His mother just smiled and gave her permission kn...wing Josh was probably getting his ashes hauled by Mary Lou.My week off was over, and it was back to work. I had hoped Pat would have worked out a plan for her and Josh and be gone before I had to leave. But she hadn’t, and I could not in good conscience throw her out. I locked up my valuables and checkbook in my safe. I left her some cash for. ..err...dragon did you say? Biggest dragon I have ever seen!” Lupo exclaimed “So what now, what kind of inspection must we pass to satisfy our questions about you and and your helping us?” “ You will be told when the time is right. Now here are my instructions for the week you are here. First you must harvest enough food and provisions for a two week journey to the mountains in the west. There is ample game and other materials you will need in the surrounding forest and in the cabin. Into the closet I pulled out myoutfit for the day. A simple Lauren navy pleated skirt, touching just abovethe knee topped with a creamy off-white blouse. Just nice 2" pumps forshoes, demure jewelry of earring, single gold strand necklace, one ringeach hand..... and off to meet Mom and sis for a light breakfast.Sis had a bit of tomboy in her but she rallied that day with her own looksof a nice a-line skirt and blouse with Mom opting for the tailored suitlook. Aunt Molly arrived with a similar. ”“Is the new dress code going to be kimono and whatever it is guys wear?”“Guys wear kimono, too, just a different style. By the way, that word which literally means ‘thing to wear’, is both singular and plural. You know my karate uniform? What we call a ‘gi’? Well, that’s not accurate in Japanese, because it’s really a «keikogi» or «dōgi» — a training uniform. In Japanese, the base symbol for the two sounds ‘ki’ and ‘gi’ is the same, with the ‘g’ or ‘k’ sound determined by a «dakuten», which is.