Where Was Gossips?

Gossips took the day off yesterday to spend it with my niece, her husband, their four-year-old son (whose middle name is Hudson), and their new Chesapeake Bay retriever puppy, Turner, who were visiting the Hudson Valley from Michigan. Although there are many dogs in my family, this is the first time one of them has come to visit. Needless to say, fourteen-year-old William was a little uncertain but graciously tolerant of his five-month-old relation--except briefly then she showed an interest in his beloved teddy bear.

Gossips is back at work today and, in a few hours, will be at the Historic Preservation Commission meeting, where, among other things, a new application for a certificate of appropriateness to move the Robert Taylor House will be presented.