But instead, we just had a pleasant lunch together, and talked about that night's game -- and the wind-up second game the following night, when Shiggi... was to be our scheduled starter.When we left for Turner Field in the late afternoon, I instructed my dad to take down the Braves' pennant from my otherwise-perfectly-preserved bedroom, and I'd find him, or mail him, an Orioles' pennant to take its place.My folks were coming to both games.I had hoped, before the Atlanta trip, that I'd get to. I did ask Verenestra about this on one of her frequent visits to Morgana’s manse to see her daughter, but all she could tell me was that there are tales going back almost a million years and the vast majority of them are highly contradictory.“That’s the problem with a verbal record, John,” she said at the end of the explanation. “It’s altered to suit the needs and modes of the times.”“Interesting to know you’ve been around so long ... er not you personally,” I chuckled.“I’m nearly 60,000 of. " I will not try," he said."Have you had your supper?" she asked."Food is the last thing on my mind," he admitted."Then it is time to get ready for bed," she said, with only a tiny quiver of fear. "Will you comb my hair, like you used to?" I would love to," he said.She got up, and moved to find her brush exactly where she had left it before she was taken to the manor and turned over to Mrs. Hennesey. The stool she had sat on as a girl was tucked under the table as well. She looked at the shelf. After looking around the room briefly, she began. "I want to clear the air about something I've discovered on Don's camera and I want to make it clear that I'm not mad about this but, well, I think we have to have honesty with in all of our relationships. We are new to this living arrangement and we all care about each other but..." Now the words didn't come so easy for the 37 year old wife and mother."Listen, there are some photos on this camera...and I'll show them to you now, that I don't.