1) I won the cocktail hour at afternoon Easter dinner at the home of friends in Malden by asking “Alexa! Why is Wikipedia considered a reliable resource?” I suggest you try it.
2) The three weeks of the year when the star magnolia is in bloom are the prettiest my house gets all year.
3) The moving van is allegedly arriving on Tuesday with everything from my mother’s house. I am not really ready. I don’t care. It will all work out one way or another.