A Feel-Good Photo

Dan Feigelson, left, and my Dan Wednesday night in Asbury Park when Dan F. took Dan out for his birthday.

I love their friendship. They met when Dan F. moved to Ogden Avenue in Teaneck. He was 3; Dan H. was 4.

Dan F. couldn’t find his way home, just a few houses away.

Is this your house? my Dan asked. At the next address, Is this your house? I think they found it pretty quickly, but it may have felt like a long time for a lost little boy.

Hey kid, do you want to be friends? my Dan said then.

And the rest is history. I’m so grateful for the Feigelsons, who took Dan under their wing. The Hurleys split up when Dan was 7, the youngest of 5 boys, and my mother-in-law then raised her brood alone. Times were tough.

Mrs. Feigelson was an attorney, Mr. Feigelson a respected child psychiatrist in NYC. They had two boys after their Dan, and a live-in nanny, too. They had a chess board. They had structure. Not to say Mary Hurley did not/does not love her boys.

But I’m grateful for Dan Feigelson and his family.

Good night to you.

TCOY

1. Walked to and from town for sidewalk sale.
2. Ice water.
3. The Greg, the delicious blend from Joyist, made w local Java Love cold-brew coffee, banana, peanut butter, raw cacao, dates, etc. I love it.
4. Scored a gorgeous wide wool/cashmere infinity scarf/shoulder wrap/almost poncho in retro blue knit pattern at sidewalk sale, 40 percent off. So lovely. Made by McKernan in County Clare, Ireland. [The storybook address is On the Green, Tuamgraney.] Check the website for that mill! And Howell--the nicely edited home+ shop on Valley Road where I found it. The shopkeeper brings back a lot of treasures from Ireland for the store.