We tromped through the first snow of the season, marveled at an enormous herd of elk, saw a poacher (!), made an illegal u-turn to get a better view of three gangly lady moose, gave up counting stars when we reached "a bazillion," walked into an antique shop and ended up sharing a bowl of homemade gumbo with the owner using silver spoons from 1897 that he borrowed from their box on the store shelf, got a speeding ticket, kept a fire burning for three days straight, baked pumpkin muffins, and shared it all with dear, dear friends who make marvelous things even more perfect.
