. So thismorning when I came in here to wake you up, you were sleeping sopeacefully..."Cindy glanced at the alarm clock that sat on the bed side table...to theright of Kim's canopy bed. Kim offered a look of confusion when thesignificance of the quality of the bright sunlight, the birds singingoutside and the warmth offered by the rays of sunlight streaming intothe room clicked together to paint a coherent picture for Kim. Kim'seyes flew open wide, her face went slack and her mouth dropped. "Remember", she said,"you're only playing, they need outfits for school".By the time we got home my father was already there. He seemed shockedmom had taken me out in public in a dress but readily agreed with herthat I certainly didn't look anything like a boy. "Have fun Denny", hesaid, "but don't go out of the house dressed like that without mom"."I don't think you'd like your friends to see you in your dress upclothes!"I didn't dress as Diane very much after that, Linda didn't want to. She knew shame would come if she chooses to live her life on her terms. Their relationship, and the time they spend together mend everything to Hazel. Miss Anna was Hazel's world. Working at the dress shop gave Hazel a sense of pride she had never known. But loving Miss Anna, being a part of her life, sharing her bed gave her the feeling of freedom she never knew excited.The four days a week she worked in the dress shop were the happiest days of her young life. Miss Anna's Dress Shop opened six. I haveenjoyed the seedless sticky flower tops of many lands - their textures,their colors, their yummy aromas. The nicest place for theseinvestigations is the Netherlands, where a curious thing has come topass, because of the peculiarities of the Dutch mentality. The Dutchare at once very judgmental and very permissive. They know you arewrong, and will take great pains to explain your errors to you, butthey don't really expect you to improve. Best of all, they don't refuseto associate with you.