Alison visits the coffee shop, where she manages to surprise her friendly barista Kassandra. Not with her order, but with her choice of reading material...

Meanwhile, Alison explores one of the older neighborhoods in town. Something - the brisk wind, the shabby old houses, or the notion of coffee - lifts the weight of dread, just a little.

There's a wedding in Franny's future.

While Franny and Leo enjoy a lunchtime refuge from the wind, Alison ventures right into the face of it.

Franny finds the joy of cooking, for herself and for others.

Wind, soup, and lamps = the recipe for mid-life love?

Spring finds Franny - with lilac blossoms, sunshine, and of course, that diabolical wind.

We learn about the history Marilyn & Douglas share, including love, lust, and art.

Franny continues her conversation with Marilyn & Douglas - talking politics with friends, proof positive Franny is not in her old life anymore.

And now, the real Pine Street: Political atheist, agnostic, and questioner - under the cover of good tea and scones, Franny witnesses a great love in action.