It's a tradition on the fourth of July. P-A-R-T-Y on the beach. Felt like I was in a time warp --and for that I'm grateful. Got to spend time with the cousins--a few old friends--and familiar faces from the past. Great to see the next generation out there playing Spike ball--Can Jam--Wall Ball--Bucket Ball too. My niece EVEN revived the FLAG CAKE--complete with blueberries and strawberries representing the stars and stripes. Enjoyed Grandma's incredible potato salad--baked beans--burgers--dogs and HOME MADE bean burgers for the vegetarians. Signature drink this year--Watermelon Margaritas. YUM. Feeling extra appreciative this year-- we got to spend another Independence day together. It was perfect.Michael Judd's life was seemingly perfect until tragedy struck in Sarah Winman's beautifully written novel Tin Man. Set in England, this book was about the friendship of Ellis and Michael and how it evolved and changed over the years. The two boys were twelve when they met. They were inseparable--even going so far as to experiment intimately for a time. At the beginning of the novel, it is 1996, Michael is working at a dead end job and is extremely depressed. From there, the story jumps back in time through Michael's life as a young boy, his marriage to Annie and the disappearance of Ellis. The second part of the book is from Ellis' point of view and fills the reader in on what happened to Ellis during those lost years. Find out Ellis' story and what is keeping Michael stuck in the past when you read this lovely novel of 224 pages or 2.5 mile run. It is a sad, gripping tale of love and loss that is hard to let go.
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