Mary Poppins

The Simple Things

The first movie I saw in a movie theater was Mary Poppins. I wasn't in school yet. After seeing the movie I spent a lot of time in my backyard, umbrella in hand trying to fly away. Frustrated that I didn't have the right umbrella, I started drawing with chalk on our driveway ready to leap into another world.

It didn't work.

I consoled myself by listening …