4/24: an unexpected answer

On the phone today Chris asked, "You know who I love?"  I guessed, "Tilde," one of our cats.  He said, "Lily Dale!" from The Small House at Allington, which he had started to listen to earlier in the day.  I love Lily Dale too, and I am so delighted that Chris is getting to know her.  The unexpectedness of it made me laugh, a welcome moment in a day with some troubles.