You Go For Arugula, You Bring Home a Banjo

Imagine Plotnik's surprise. He took his colander down into the garden to pick some arugula, where he heard his name being called. It was Cheryl, Plot and Duck's wonderful neighbor of eight years. Cheryl told Plottie that she and her husband Keith are moving to Boston, that of course they will keep in touch, and to prove it would Plotnik like to have Keith's gorgeous banjo? Plottie protested to no avail. This is no department store banjo -- it's a glorious, inlayed instrument with a beautiful sound.

So now we are a two banjo family. The other one is in Providence, but the banjoist just happens to be in town, so Plottie put the banjo on her lap and went and got his melodica. The Great BZWZ sang "Ingrid Bergman," apparently an obscure Woody Guthrie song, and The Great Plotnik played along on melodica. This is how you put a smile on Plotnik's face.

Now, if only a bagpiper had showed up.