TOD
A few weeks after I had mixed up the entire two blocks of garage door locks, I devised another back alley game:
The women of the block all hung out their laundry to dry on lines stretched across their rear yards. I was fascinated by all the straps and things dangling from the lines. I found a convenient pair of hedge clippers and proceeded to "even up" the laundry (this entailed neatly clipping off all hanging straps, trouser legs, etc.) My Mother noticed me out of the kitchen window, but was terrified that the neighbors might notice if she called out for me to stop. I was able to complete my task undetected.
I was not embarrassed.
I think my Mother's emotion was a little more than embarrassed.
We moved from the city to the country shortly there after.
der Brucer (so precious at age 5)
