Come Hither, Grandpa

Meanwhile, on that rainy day back in Riva del Garda, we happened to be walking the tchotchke gauntlet when we saw this spectacular refrigerator magnet. What Mainer doesn't need one of these to see him through the long, cold days of winter? Plus my dad's birthday just happened to be coming up. I was standing outside that gift shop, flush with euros, saying: "Wow, kids, the stars have really lined up for Grandpa today." (I've refrained from posting the picture until the mail boat reached Deer Isle, which it finally has, just ahead of the ice.)