Have I mentioned that there are no screens in our apartment? Like heat, they don’t do screens. No one has them. I’ve asked about it and the conversation always goes like this. “What? You mean like fly screens? To keep flies out?” The Aussie will ask. I’ll reply. “Well, sure, flies but also you know other things, birds, mice, leaves, stray cats - - just whatever. Screens are also handy to keep things, like children, in.” They always look mystified and answer. “Well . . . we really just don’t have any flies.” And that’s the end of it. We can’t ever seem to get past the flies. And beyond the child hazard and beyond the flock of screaming cockatoos that might fly in, I guess it’s kind of nice to have a clear view. And
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