Tiiu's Tale: When the Fiancé Came Calling with a Ladder on His Shoulder and Tractors in Tow

Tiiu's tale takes the reader to a 1968 photo album, where a curly-haired young man named Andi in military uniform gazes back. A memory of the fiancé's visit brings to light tales of youth and love.

One morning, sitting at the bedside, a question arose: what story to write next. The decision was made in favour of chance-eyes closed, finger on a random page of the album-and so it began. The album dates from 1968, and in the photo gazes back a curly-haired young man in military uniform. His name was Andi, and his marriage lasted just long enough to reach their silver anniversary.

But before marriage came youthful and reckless years, when the fiancé's visits did not happen alone or quietly. Andi came calling with a ladder on his shoulder, and at his side snorted an entire band of aspiring tractor drivers-young men who had no habit of being modest. Such was the time: direct, noisy, and full of life.