An Unexpected Guest

As I was telling yesterday we have snow here in Harper County. We are not equipped to handle such a thing and cars have been sliding all over the road. One of Dorothy's friends, a woman who used to play Bridge with her, had an unfortunate accident during all this confusion. A driver coming from the other direction swerved and the friend hit a curb and came into a neighbor's yard to keep from colliding with him. I happened to be looking out the front window at the falling snow and saw the whole thing. I called Dorothy and she bundled up and we walked out to see if we could help. The friend was in tears and said she had three miles to go and had been traveling for two hours just to cover the two miles from where she worked to the site of the accident. Dorothy did not hesitate to welcome her into our home. We had a nice supper of chicken and wild rice soup with avocado salad. The friend was given access to the second floor with bed, bath, and den. We did not disturb her and she slept until after eight this morning. She said she usually arises at 5 AM without an alarm but was so exhausted she right through. We had a nice breakfast and lunch and were settling down to the weather news when she received a call from her husband. He had just been able to get his truck up the hill in his neighborhood and was headed to pick her up. It took him over an hour to cover the three miles to our house. She just left. Glad we could help.

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