SOUR LEMON BARS and A ROCK CONCERT

        
Ummmm, yum.  The bars were a hit.  16 bars disappeared in under 30 minutes.  Even Fallie tried one bite--uncertain what to expect.  I asked her if they tasted like candy--and she smiled a big smile and shook her head yes. After everyone had inhaled a couple,  I reached for the plate of bars to set it in the kitchen.   Will turned his attention from the computer screen to me, with a "where are you going with those?"  scooting the plate a little closer to himself.  That plate wasn't going anywhere until  it was empty.

Fallie organized an impromptu rock concert with Emily, Martha and I, handing out her guitar, and the "pseudo" microphone and an  accordion improvised from a plastic slinky.  All 4 of us taking turns with singing or playing an instrument.  When it was her turn with the mike she sang and pranced around the room.  It  must have struck her as terribly hilarious because she would sing, and burst out laughing and continue singing, alternating laughing and singing.  Richard arrived in the midst of it and joined in the laughter.  

Fallie is the ultimate hostess.   Following the concert, upon Richard's  announcement that he was leaving,  she came running from the hallway, and smiling called out, "Come back soon!"