#40, Petra.

Petra! You were our babysitter when i was 7 or so. A beautiful young college (UC Berkeley) student who ate baby food straight from the jar; bizarre. Pretty, brown hair and flowy white blouses. You taught us how to make "Hot Buttered Cheerios", which is still one of the most delicious snacks i have ever had. We would all pick blackberries from the wild brambles beyond our back deck, and you would help us bake them into tiny, bursting tartlets. You were summer, and bright happy sun, and trips to the park with freshly cut green grass, snacks and bicycle rides and lots of smiles. Thank you.