Tom had gone up on Thursday to take care of some maintenance issues, and Shirley didn’t come with us that weekend. She’s very active in her church... and with a rummage sale on Saturday, and homeless outreach on Sunday, it didn’t make sense for her to go up there.We arrived at about 9:00 pm, and Tom had waited for us to share a late dinner. I nursed the baby in the living room after dinner, as I always did in front of Tom, using a light blanket as a coverup, as I lifted my t-shirt on each side to. ‘‘That’s interesting to know. Black Bear’s legal dilemma is on the fast track through the court system to closure. It has a lot of agencies on edge. The court is indicating they are going to revoke all their licenses and force them out of business while collecting their remaining assets to settle the suits. There is not much left asset wise as it is; the courts and lawyers have taken huge a toll.’’‘‘They do a lot things that will be hard to replace - much of it off the record for several. The poultry, a gift from Jane’s brother who still lived on the farm back home, were kept in a hen house that John had built in the backyard. They had the beginnings of a nice vegetable garden, too.They enjoyed spending evenings on the back porch watching the chickens chase insects around the backyard, spotting the wild turkeys who occasionally wandered around the woods behind the house, and playing fetch with Woofer. When it started to get dark, they’d round up the chickens and herd them into. Her sarong now discarded, she lay there feeling the heat on her skin. She put her book down and closed her eyes, her thoughts began to wander. “You'll burn,” the voice was that of a woman, “you should put some more sun cream on or you will regret it.” Emma turned towards the voice, “Oh, hi there Helen. I know I was just about to go and get some.” “Why don’t you pop over, I've just made a jug of Pimms if you would like some.” Emma was about to say no, she rarely drank and Helen hadn't moved in.