Mom picked up a Sears Kenmore 148.15600 (Model 1560) sewing machine.

It was built in Japan by Soryu between 1976-1978. She fixed it up just fine.

 

 

 

Later, in Dan’s room, Iris works on a book with her uncle.

 

 

 

They discuss the storyline. Iris writes and illustrates.

 

 

 

They may not finish it.

 

 

 

Meanwhile, in the same room, Akiva works on a book with his uncle.

 

 

 

They share the work of drawing the pictures. Dan draws the robot, the monster, and some of the foregrounds.

 

 

 

Akiva draws the dragon and parts of the backgrounds. He also inks the drawings.

 

 

 

The book might not have an end.

 

 

 

 

 

 

After a three and a half decades of waiting, it takes five boxes of tracks and one box full of slot cars to make a small loop with two working cars. Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! Akiva watches as they circumscribe the oval again and again. Dan has great patience.

 

 

 

 

 

Downstairs, Iris watches Gramma open boxes of jewels. Jewels and jewel boxes; precious stones and silver and gold; red coral and ivory. The excitement of exploring each box holds greater value than any of the contents.