Only a few patrons were dining in the diner this morning. An elderly man sitting at the counter, chatting with his waitress about how his lovely granddaughter has planted a vegetable garden in his backyard for him and his wife. And how he was looking forward to the hardy stew that his wife would be making for him in the future. The waitress smiled at the old man when he told her how much he loved his wife's stew. "I hope my mate turns out to be as sweet as you someday Mr. Balini!" Juniper overheard the young waitress say to the old man as their group walked past them into the diner.
A family of five sat in a window booth. A young-looking couple with a daughter who looked to be about 3, happily dipping her french fries in her chocolate milkshake before stuffing them into her mouth. Her mo
