We even built our own storage bin to store firewood, which we now cut and split ourselves. I bought some timberland along the river north of us so we ...ave cleared out quite a bit of the dead trees.Whether we have people over or it's just the two of us snuggled up by the fire pit, we spend a lot of time outside. Before Beth, I would go days without even leaving the house. All in all, I don't think either Beth or I had one unhappy moment these last three years. But then, we get a visitor.Even. Kate paused to allow anyonewho wanted to leave the chance to do so. When nobody moved, she continuedlike nothing had happened. Shortly afterward students started to streaminto the auditorium to watch us practice.Principal Hall had asked us to leave the rehearsals open to anyone whowanted to watch them, and I had agreed. The only caveat was that anyonewatching had to keep quiet, and Cole and Mason had brought enough of theirsecurity team to ensure silence. Anyone disrupting the rehearsals would. Judge Peter said, "Let's take another brief recess. Mr. Morrison, a word, please" before Alex Beall could say anything about standing up."I would appreciate it very much," Judge Peter said, standing at his desk with his feet planted wide apart and his hands clasped behind him, "now that we are under way, if you would go out there as both an officer of this oddly constituted court and as a King's officer and see if you can prevent bloodshed. Perhaps you can convince whoever it is to let us. .and without allowing him to watch as well which made matters worse!Anyway he ranted and raged at her for a while then rational behaviour kicked in and he explained where he had been over the weekend, and that there were to be changes in the behaviour of them both, and he would be telling her what would be happening and if she didn’t like it she could sling her proverbial hook, and he would “get a replacement”! She was to sit there and think things over and give him an answer later that evening.