I stopped to chat. They laughed. The duck smiled with his eyes. The duck, a Swedish blue, was a household pet, the likes of which I had never seen. I couldnât stop staring. âWhen the duckâs inside the house it wears a diaper,â I was told. He was beautiful. I said my goodbyes and thought to myself, âMaybe Rollo (my medium-size shih tzu) would like a duck friend.â Then I thought, maybe not. And later, definitely not. Winter is over, spring is here and I want my life to be easier. Simpler. No more using fabric tablecloths every day, maybe just wipeable place mats. But no, that would never do. I could use Bisquick instead of flour and baking powder when making a coffee cake, but that wouldnât be particularly tasty.