I don’t see what good could come from a call.”“Making the effort shows that you are the mature, reasonable one. If she continues to reject frien...dly overtures, then she has only herself to blame.”“Are you saying that I should do this to relieve my guilt? I don’t feel guilty about anything.”“No, you misunderstand me. It’s not about guilt, it’s about karma. Guilt is always a black and white notion. It’s something that the Catholic Church emphasizes as part of atonement theology. But life is far. ”"He will, but he is coming for Christmas as well Steve.”“We may have a problem,” I replied, “How are we going to sort this out?”“I don’t know yet but we will,” Christy replied, “I had better get off the phone, they will be home soon.We ended our call and I jerked myself off. I was so happy that she and Greg finally got close and I was excited about sharing her with both Kevin and Greg. I knew that we had a lot to sort out before Greg moved back home and a lot of crazy ideas went through my. Trud glanced at them, "Will supper be okay with no one watching it?"Jean said, "Yes, Mistress. We moved everything away from direct heat before we came in. It won't burn but might dry out a little." Our backs soon felt better and we got up to eat supper. Calveen, One, Ann, and Sue came in and joined us bringing a dessert. Calveen, Jan and I talked. It tickled my sense of humor to include Jan and defer to her opinion because it caused Calveen some discomfort. To his credit, he was rapidly losing. Honking softly, a flight of geese banked and landed gently on the water.She sensed that people didn’t come here very often during the cold months. It was too dangerous. They lost their way in the marshes, and succumbed to the elements. Yet, even in winter, the wetlands teemed with life, innumerable birds migrating away from the inhospitable northern wastes.These things she knew, but she couldn’t yet remember how. She sensed that this was her home, though it had not always been so. It was just.