When my daughter was little she had an alter-ego named Leda Begenzwin. Leda was married to MR. Juja Begenzwin who worked at his computer way too much, missing the wonders of nature and the outdoors. Leda made ginger cookies and sometimes we'd have tea. We were very close friends. Leda had an active social life and a number of children, including Flower and Billy. I wish I remembered more about her because I know there were a great many details. Luckily my dad is a packrat and he saved this email I sent him nearly 14 years ago:
"Yesterday Leda Begenzwin's sister Ginny came to visit. She dresses just like Leda, but you can tell she's NOT Leda because her voice is different and she wears different shoes. Ginny has a baby growing in her belly (Patrick's small sized basket ball). When I asked Ginny how she got the baby, she told me she made it with her friend Maria. Leda and Ginny have a third sister, Lynne, who I haven't met yet. All three sisters have guitars and they like to play music together. Last night we had to ask Leda to leave because it was Harper's bed time."
I'll try to find a picture of Leda to post. She was quite a character. I heard a number of years ago that she'd passed away but then I convinced myself that she'd just moved to California and honestly, I'm not sure which is true. Every once in a while I think I see her waiting for a bus in Montreal. We're always driving by and I haven't been able to stop and say "hello."
