” Lynn said as she put both hands over her mouth as John returned to us.“Paul, how long have you been here?”“It must be about a half an hour n...w. Why?”“They still don’t have her in the system.”“What? How is that possible?” I thought for a second. “Wait! The officer called her Mrs. Hogan. Check and see if they have an Erin Hogan.”John spun around and quickly moved back to the desk and after a few minutes he returned.“Bingo. They have her as Hogan. They have her checked in and she will see the. He'll take care of all that for you."Every time we butcher a beef, Mom makes beef soup. Water, a little salt and a lot of chunks of beef, simmered for a couple of hours with a bone thrown in. She has a couple of five gallon pots she fills, then we freeze everything we don't eat for dinner that night. When we feel like soup, we gather some fresh vegetables, thaw out what we need and throw it all in a pot. Today we had fresh peas, green beans, tomatoes and summer squash in our soup. While Bev was. Iru kaambaiyum sappi vitu sexiyaaga aval kuthiyil kaiyai vaithen. Anni udane pantaiyum kayati nude kuthiyai oru kaalai thuki katil meethu vaithu thalaiyai pidithu aval kuthiyil vaithaal.Naan udane anni kuthiyil vaai vaithu kuthiyai naki suvaithen, kuthiyai suvaikum pozhuthu suvaiyaaga irunthathu. En nanban oru murai soli irukiraan pengal pundai suvaiyaaga irukum endru, athu polave anni pundai suvaiyaaga irunthathu. Pinbu anni sirithu neram kuthiyai en vaaiyil vaithu irunthaal, nakum pozhuthu. Two days they rode along dusty trails before taking a small ferry across narrow straits leading to a gentler land. They skirted around villages, taking vague trails to avoid being seen. They watered the horses in irrigation ditches where they could, stopping only for brief snatches of sleep. Every bone in Sophia’s body ached. Many times she fell asleep in her saddle, swaying precariously before being caught by one of the men, who would put her before them, holding her safe with one arm while.