Sweet Caroline

We were recently driving home from a Red Sox game during which we - and, in particular, Margot - had enthusiastically belted out "Sweet Caroline" along with the rest of the crowd.  I pulled up Neil Diamond's Greatest Hits (readily accessible on my my iPhone), triggering Don's usual exclamations of horror.  I reiterated my chronic dismay at his failure to appreciate anything about Neil, who was a formative musical influence for me.

The alliances became clear:  Claire supported Don and argued fervently that every song by Neil Diamond is "atrocious."  Margot was on my side; our main response was to sing "Sweet Caroline" louder and louder.  Finally, I turned to Jane to cast the decisive vote.

Me:  "Jane, do you like Neil Diamond?"
Jane:  "Well, I do really like "Sweet Caroline.""
Me:  [optimistically silent]
Jane:  "But - it would be better if Beyonce sang it.  Like, a lot better."

The Adventures of Cat Girl

Cat Girl

     by Jane Wiest

Jane's recent artistic efforts center around Cat Girl, who was created when Jane " tried to draw a person and the head came out wrong so I turned her into a person-cat."  The latest Cat Girl publication is an illustrated work about "the things that Cat Girl does in my story." 

As you can see, phoenetic spelling remains alive and well at 9 Park Lane.


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Spoiler Alert:  I'm about to tell you what all of the headings say:

=Front of the Story
=Cat Girl
=Gymnastics
=Cat Girl at School
=Volleyball
=Beach
=Cat Girl at Basketball
=Holiday
=Have you Liked my Book?  (For reasons unknown, Jane's friend Eric has been accused of not liking the book - which he has never seen.)