wherever he went.
until i knew the truth he was pretty much a figure of respect for me, you had to do well reciting your poems if you wanted to get your present from him after all. when i knew it was just an adult dressing up i tried not to spoil the fun for the other kids, though i think i failed at that occasionally by loudly thinking…(like i did with some other things as well, but that is a story for another time).
but when we were at my grandpa’s at easter the adults would hide little things in his garden and we kids (my cousins and i) then went 