Monday, August 21, 2006

202/365 A Third Bill

bought Northbrook Lodge in ’52. We knew him only a half-dozen summers. One night he sat down with us after dinner, explaining about his kidneys, the dialysis. It was goodbye. He looked like a sea captain to me: white hair and beard, wild eyes.

2 Comments:

Blogger Bridgett said...

Oh. That's a hard one.

August 21, 2006 6:09 PM  
Blogger Helen said...

I love the last line...

August 22, 2006 3:32 PM  

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