When Fran is faced with an unraveling present-day world due to the covid pandemic, she retreats to memories of the fun and loving times in her past. Certainly, her life has been full of life’s curves. Beginning as a babysitter to her siblings and nephew, her incredible life arced from her intended career in the world of computers to dental assistant, world traveler, and manager of a racing stable. She met interesting people, shopped in exotic bazaars, saw foreign wonders, and shared many exciting experiences with friends and family. She gained long-distance friendships, lost intimate ones, but one constant through the years was her childhood friend.