The dust bin man and his little boy are on the compound again. The dust bin man is quite absent-minded. He usually apologizes for not showing up "yesterday", not cognizant that he was scheduled to work on the roof deck last week, and always promises to come to work the next day. When he does show up, he does an excellent job. He loves plants.

I gave the little boy a small, orange, stuffed, velveteen teddy bear from the box that contains stash toys from when Nelson, Chito, Angelique, and Aubrey were little. He was quite thrilled. He is now walking about the compound with his little teddy bear.