When I was about 10, I read a newspaper article about a guy who fitted
out an old bus and followed autumn every year, from Canada down to the Gulf.
That sounded like the best plan I'd ever heard. I wanted one so bad! Drew out
floor plans to scale and everything.
At one point, I needed to know the dimensions of a twin bed and asked all the grownups in the house at the moment. My favorite aunt laughed and fetched the Sears Roebuck catalog, and we looked up the measurements. Later she said to my mother, "The things you have to know to keep up with this kid!"
Well, I may not have a bus . . . but I have Kit, and I'll head for the Southwest this winter.
At one point, I needed to know the dimensions of a twin bed and asked all the grownups in the house at the moment. My favorite aunt laughed and fetched the Sears Roebuck catalog, and we looked up the measurements. Later she said to my mother, "The things you have to know to keep up with this kid!"
Well, I may not have a bus . . . but I have Kit, and I'll head for the Southwest this winter.
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