Alison,
what a wonderful gift from your friend, and great timing too…thanks for sharing that passage!
Too funny.

You know… I really liked the one book by Gary Paulsen that I read. I can’t think why I haven’t read this one.

I’m on my way to the library where they say they have a copy on hold for me.

Thanks for this! Much appreciated.
-Robin, who doubts the book has been spoiled

Oh boy… I went to the library. I got the book. I read the quote on the cover. It’s about humans’ relationships with dogs? Duh…how do you have dog sled races without relationships with dogs?

Just then Scruffy licked my face. He missed me. I’ll read about dogs anytime.

I went on to the Y where I overheard a conversation bemoaning the end of daylight savings time. It’s a chill wind that’s blowing today. Way over here not all of us are looking forward to our own upcoming dances with winter.

It’s all right. Gifford’s doesn’t make pumpkin ice cream in June.

Thank you; it was a wonderfully thoughtful thing for him to do, not to mention a good read. And then following it up, he called while I was still at Stanford, giving Richard and me a chance to catch up with him a bit, getting us away for a moment from the whole hospital scene to just focus on our friendship. There are times and places where a visitor makes all the difference.