 in front of house in the 70s and 80s when they were dens of cigarette smoke? Perhaps. So that's one very personal aspect of my mom's life and my experience and my perception of it that I put in the book. But also her joy. At the end of the day, she was a voluptuary. She loved restaurants. She would have been right at the bar next to Edina Sue drinking Brandy Alexanders and Seven and Sevens. And I wanted to write about that too. Since someone's life isn't just purely a tragedy or a comedy,