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Friendly’s goes back to the retro diner look.
Fuzzy on the outside, just enough give of the flesh, and at the stem the smell of ripened peach. In my hand, a summer day, under the shade of a tree.
One bite proves the right choice as the juice dribbles down my chin.
(*The Fresh Market, July 2015)
“And at this inexplicable moment the deepest night becomes day and faith turns into understanding.”
– Thomas Merton