The black grandfather was a 'seque" character- he tied together
two different parts of the dream. Before this scene, I had
wandered out of the second restaurant because I suddenly
remember I parked the car FAR away from the restaurant and i had
to find it (down all these crazy streets to a parking garage)
because it was getting dark and I had to get back. On my way
down these crazy, lonely stree...ts, I noticed a bright red
carryon suitcase that I lost 3 years prior in the dream. Black
grandmother come out, calls down her granddaughter, "Nellie! Get
your ** down here right now" - she comes out. I said "My email
address is on the bag - you didn't send it?" "yeah, i did." flat
sounding. Then I noticed one of the letters had rubbed off in
the rain, which is why the email never got to me. She
reluctantly helped me take her stuff out (dolls, her g... "