Goines On: Ziggy’s scarves

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Usually Goines didn’t take his morning walk until after Mrs. Goines returned from hers. But this morning he went out before she returned, which was what used to happen when Ziggy was still alive. Goines would look for “Ziggy’s mama” on their round, and all three of them enjoyed the encounter when it happened, which depended on their relative routes. He wondered whether he would spot her this morning and, if he did – and she spotted him – whether she, too, would think of their encounters when Ziggy was with him, and of how they would stop and she would give Ziggy a sweet potato treat.
    Goines realized he’d forgotten to tie one of Ziggy’s scarves around his neck before leaving the house this morning. He had forgotten it the day before also. He resolved to quit forgetting. Maybe he’d put a scarf out on the dresser the night before, or just leave a few out there all of the time. He would develop the habit of tying one on even before he went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast.
    And he remembered with a pang that the first thing he used to do in the kitchen each day was put a serving of kibble into Ziggy’s bowl....

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