And so this happened

We have a Turkish Supermarket just over the road.

I don't know if that means anything, I bought some lemons there once.

The problem is that theg stock a range of goods from a few countrues but they only have one till, often there's a queue of people stocking up with stuff from the old country, so it puts you off popping in for a lemon say.

When I was on holiday in Crete none of the Greek tour guides would even say the words Turkey, Turkish or Turk.

As far as they were concerned they were barbarians.

The ship I served on in the 60s was given to Turkey for scrap and parts.

It’s a good thing I booked their flights when I did. I’ve been checking online and every week the prices have been increasing. The last time I flew to Tampa was about six months before COVID. I was curious how much the airfares went up since then, more then twice as much!

I hope they don't suffer cancellations or flight disruptions like so many others are experiencing. It's absolutely bonkers - people calling for four days to get a refund on a cancelled flight, no in-flight crew, no pilots, no baggage handlers, no grown crew and lineups everywhere. In Canada it was worse because of our Covid rules which have now been eased. Flying has become very unpredictable. That being said, I'd love to go to Turkey some time (a year or so from now when the chaos subsides).

Oh I know, I hear that on the news all the time, flights being cancelled daily. I bought the extra insurance just in case.

*ground crew

That's nice of you to get their flights! I've never bought travel insurance so other than medical I have no idea what it covers, but good for you for doing that.

Are you gardening this year?

I’m so livid right now I can’t even talk about it! I couldn’t care a less if I ever see or talk to him again!

What ever you do don’t ever piss him off, he will come down on you like a ton of bricks!

Better believe it! Logan has no idea what he is up against!

What happened?

Thanks. I didn't want to ask.

something happened, that's for sure...

Logan went to a lawyer and I received a certified letter from this lawyer requesting a copy of his father’s Will. At first I was pissed about it then laughed. This must be the stupidest lawyer in the state, number one it’s filed with the Court, he could obtain a copy without requesting it from me, number two In California, a person has 120 days from the date the probate is opened to contest a Will and the man has been dead for years.

I never responded to the letter, I took it to a lawyer friend of mine to let him handle it. He laughed about it too!

Do you think he did that just to piss you off or maybe scare you? I mean unless he used a lawyer that was lazy and completely unfamiliar with probate (which I guess he might use a friend that was say a real estate lawyer) then how would the lawyer not know this?

It sounds to me like he wants you to know he is looking into this and trying to get money out of you.

I only saw him a short time so he doesn’t know me well enough to just want to piss me off. I’m guessing he’s looking for money, maybe he googled our address and found out the home value, you can find that on Zillow or Realtor dot com.

According to my lawyer Logan wasted his money by hiring a lawyer and sending me that letter, he has no legal grounds. CA has a statute of limitations on when you can contest a Will.

Well Mike and Lisa will be here late this afternoon for the 4th of July weekend. We always have a good visit and the kids are always excited when they’re coming down for a visit.

You know Mike never asked me for anything. In fact I had to talk to him for a month just to convince him to take my offer up on his honeymoon trip. They leave for Turkey Friday July 22nd. For ten days. I have it set up all exclusive, Hotels, meals etc. I want them to have a nice honeymoon. Maybe one day they’ll give me a niece or nephew.

That's sweet - yep people who really care - care for the relationship will not ask you for anything other than your time.

And the bitterness or angry that Logan feels and the need to go after you - it really just hurts him. Yeah you felt angry at first - but it seemed to be fleeting and you ended up letting go and going on.

Bitterness is a very sour taste.

You’re right, I was angry at first but let it go. I don’t know what he’s going through. If he ever changes his mind and wants to know my family I will still welcome him in our lives.