...the neighbors on the other side of Vi—Bill and Sally. He a former librarian and wrestling coach who now makes a good bit of change selling wrestling and boxing memorabilia on eBay. She a former healthcare worker. Over this past summer they trapped and removed four raccoons who had decided to set up housekeeping under the woodpile in our back yard.

Bill and Sally are also our snow-shoveling pals, and we team up and take turns digging out Vi. This, the first real social outing together, however, since we have lived in Whitewater, oddly enough.

At this moment it looks like we will be meeting again soon, on Vi's sidewalk, with the snowblowers. Snow is in the forecast.

And that reminds me, getting the blower going the first time in the season takes a bit of doing...and should have been done way back when, when there was some warmth in the garage.