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Sunday, March 4, 2012

We asked for Winter

Dear Friends,
Well the snow finally came to the North Shore community. We have cleared our drive and walks three times in a few days. It appears as if 12 inches came down yesterday and today so we are happy enough.
The snowshoeing has been terrific on our trails and especially on the Sucker River. We are always surprised that more people don't use this wilderness as it is truly beautiful.
As to my health, I am still doing my best to fight this thing. It isn't easy, but so far the treatment seems to be working if not even too profoundly. All my blood counts are down so we monitor closely and take the necessary precautions and treatments.
The best news is that we really do love our Black Labrador Puppy. She is very well behaved and has learned her manners quite well. She loves the snow and so follows along out on the trails where she covers much more ground than we do. She is a pleasure to be around.

Yes, she holds it

Sammy

I've had some time to read a few books so I have recommendations for some that I really liked. You cannot go wrong with Erik Larson as he is a great writer of non-fiction.

I try to read every night as we find that we sleep much better if we stay up until at least 11 PM. This might seem like an early to bed, but our old routine was more like 9:30.

I'll try to come up with something more interesting next time; for today this will have to do.
Gary, Linda and Sammy
It is very hard to photograph a black dog