Early Morning Saturday

The sky was blue and there was a ridge of cloud tinged with pretty pink above bare branches of the trees.

A batch of meat ball mixture is in the frig ready to cook. Erik asked for them They can't be cooked the day before.

The recipe has six beaten eggs , two cups of milk , soft breadcrumbs and nutmeg.They can't be cooked, chilled and re-heated any more than a souffle. The lightness,the juiciness,the flavour is lost.

Well, they can. But they're not the same. Erik asked for them. To-day we will celebrate his Father's life

Bruce died at home early last Sunday morning. Betty, Erik and Stephanie were with him . Stephanie burned sweet grass for safe passage.

Family and friends will gather at the house to-day and celebrate a life well lived.

I will cook the meatballs . They will stay.hot, in the sauce, in the crock- pot, to be enjoyed the way all things ought to be.