Megan McCafferty

July 17th, 1995

Okay. To escape the 100+ degree Manhattan steambath, Mon and I went out to Long Island to stay with her Aunt Katherine, the equivalent to my Aunt Mitzi except on her mother’s side.

Aunt Katherine is 74 but looks 60. She never married, lives by herself and plays this huge wooden organ, taught by the “sweetest gal you’d ever want to meet.” A gal so sweet she’s on her fifth husband.

I spent the day listening to Aunt Katherine play songs like, “More” and “Moonlight Serenade.” It was surreal because I was exhausted from the ride and the heat and I was slipping into a velvet couch coma…

Aunt Katherine has air conditioning, which is all we desired. Such fine entertainent was an unexpected bonus.