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Can't believe I didn't read this one the first time around! A true delight, and a great start to your lives together. Hot chocolate before vodka and tonic sounds perfect. Bravo, Bob.

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Great story! Sorry I missed it earlier…..Karen

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Hot cocoa memories overflowing my heart. Cups of chocolate, times with the people I loved.

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That was just lovely.

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Terrific. It reminds me of finding our 4th-flr walkup at 114 West 81st St. in 1974. The rent? $275 a month! I had to hide the Daily News from Wendy because people were getting murdered "just steps" from where we lived. At first I was scared to go out to the Red Apple to buy groceries.

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That's a lovely story about a lovely lady. How is it that you all were so charming?

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It's how I was raised, Susie...

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How is it possible that these things keep getting better and better? No pressure, Bob...

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If you had to live in Albany, that's the way to have done it!

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Heartwarming memories! Thanks for sharing. Mrs. Coggeshall sounded like a wonderful neighbor.

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What a charming story! I admit I had to look up “absquatulated.”

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Thank you, Jill. It's one of my favorite words - I learned it from a collection of letters from Kurt Vonnegut. Apparently he loved it, too...

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Fabulous gilded life!🥂

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I plead not gildy, Zoraida...

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