Sadie Takes A Snow Day
Originally uploaded by Jane Ray’s Wildlife Rescue Series
A couple of weeks ago, I found myself ensconced in bed, feeling beaten by some insidious winter virus, with Sadie snuggled next to me, and trying — and failing miserably — to write my book outline, a press release, my January column for the Burnaby NOW. The truth is, I wasn’t writing at all. And I didn’t want to! It was snowing outside, I had a cat on the bed with me, and I just wanted to read.
And then it came to me … that’s what I’d write my column about!
Here’s how it starts:
“I’m reading today. I should be writing, working on my next book, but I’m reading. It’s a good day to read. I’m sure my publisher would understand.
There are 15 centimetres of snow on the ground, with more to come tonight. Schools and even some workplaces are closed. The sky is grey and the world is quiet, forced to rest. Sadie is curled like a fiddlehead next to me on the blanket, sleeping, and I am reading.”
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