10 foot ceilings on the first floor and 9 foot on the second floor. The main upgrade needed was new energy-efficient windows and doors.We called sever...l companies and got quotes. When the salesman from one of the companies arrived, I was at work. He started talking with my wife, and she apparently fell for his bullshit.I found out later that he told her his wife had just died six months before, and he was still grieving. That struck a chord with Helen, as her father had just died shortly before. From outside I watched to see what she would do. Surprisingly she did nothing but sit there and wait for my return. I went to the small waterfall in the creek and let my bucket fill before returning to the cabin.I poured Lillian a cup of water and held it up to her lips so that she could drink from it. Then I offered to take her to the outhouse before I fixed us dinner. I could tell that she did not like the idea but she had decided that it was time to go anyway. I opened up the doors for her. Mr Milt`s mercy or the lack of it would now decide my fate.Mr Milt was ready to go out when I saw him near the main door as he always does at this hour to get hammered by cheap booze. He was a scary looking guy Anglo Indian brown hair and beard at 6 feet 2 inches he stood a good 5 inches taller than me.I was broad actually he wasn’t scary till he put that frown on his face and snarled and stared at you on spotting me and he immediately started shaking his head! No! He said blatantly and I did. The meeting starts early.”As Ed followed John out of the house, they ran into Kelly entering the dining room. With quick kisses, they left followed by Rover. It was a rare day lately when only one cat went with them. Not trusting Ed to drive first thing in the morning, John drove them to the Federal Building. Ed stared out at the landscape as it slowly changed from wild desert to suburban setting.Ed remarked, “It seems that the city is getting closer to us every year.”Laughing, John replied, “I.