There’s plenty of good news on this particular Sunday. First off this letter which Jim and Judy Atkinson cc’d me on. It’s being sent to the mayor and entire council.

Isn’t that lovely? Thanks so much Judy for following up with these very kind words! And hey speaking of the beaver festival. Jon took this photo yesterday of the remaining images of Amy Gallaher’s hard work and I thought it was delightfully ghostly I shared it with her. Turns out she had just finished reading Ben’s book and had loved every last word. She was glowing with beavers and even though I had made myself promise never to mention a future beaver festival until a full month had passed,, I decided to mention that if she was ever crazy enough to want to decorate a beaver festival again we would love to have her.

Guess what she said?

“I thought you’d never ask! Of course I’ll be there”

Which if course made us laugh, thinking of me trying to be polite with duct tape over my mouth to keep from saying anything, and her wondering why we didn’t ask sooner and worrying that we didn’t want her.

You see how silly it is not to say what you’re thinking?

More good news, this arrived yesterday, My first ever income from the written word. Which of course I’m donating to Worth A Dam. Mind you I’ve been published in journals and the like, but they just take your work, they never give you dollars!

Hmm that’s a bucket load of good news. Is there anything else? Oh yes, Ben was on WAMC in New York yesterday talking with Joe Donahue about beaver benefits. Why don’t you play us out Ben.