Cats and dogs.

August 23, Middlebury.

Natalie left yesterday after one of her relatives died - my heart goes out to her; she will be away for another three days. Her husband, Casey, who's some six feet something tall, lanky and square-shouldered, has taken up her act, and he looked like a riot when he walked in, all grin and somewhat disheveled, with the small white fluffy dogs bantering about him, shortly after towering over his heavy-metal backed tiger act.