Alda

Mrs O tosses a chicken from her balcony Mrs O thinks her neighbor is a secret agent Mrs O has Alzheimers but her pet name for her disease is Alda With great humor irony and selfdeprecating insight this defiant and willful woman commentates on her own daily life in Prague Theres a list on the door of friends and family members shes allowed to let in even if she doesnt recognize them Sometimes she thinks shes living under Communist rule and she worries that if she doesnt hang out a flag on Labor Day shell be arrested