Dear Folks, Today wasn't any big exciting day but it was nice. It didn't start out that way. I woke up to the sound of high winds that reminded me of the middle of winter. It took me a while to finally focus on the outdoor thermometer. Although it read 70 degrees, I just couldn't picture it being the slightest bit warm outside. After all, yesterday I had to bundle myself up in my winter jacket and "fur" hat to keep me warm. Since I needed to go to the library to borrow more books, I decided to face the sunny day with only my light jacket on and my Retired Navy baseball cap to cover my bad hair day. I got into my car that had been sitting out in the sun and I was toasty warm all the way to the library. As I approached the outside door of the Red Brick Schoolhouse a nice young man opened the door for me and both he and his little daughter headed up the stairs to the library. I lagged behind because I had to use the elevator to get up to the first floor. By the time I got up there I could hear the little girl making lively exciting comments about their "shopping" for books she'd like to read or see. While they did their shopping so did I. I was so pleased to find books I had never read. Books by James Grippando, Sydney Sheldon, Sue Grafton and Catherine Coulter. What a treasure trove. When I went to the desk to check my books out, the man and his daughter had beat me to it and were checking their books out. I couldn't help but read a couple of their titles that had to do with identifying birds and flowers and animals. I was so impressed. I couldn't help but ask how old the girl was. Her father told me that she was four. What a sweetheart she was with her pink safety helmet on (she had pedaled up to the library on her pink tricycle). But any time I tried to talk to her, she turned very shy and hid behind her father. After they checked out their books, I checked out mine. On the way home I still thought of the little girl and her father. Our encounter wasn't an exciting one but it was definitely a nice one. vee