“So, is it winter now?” Lella asked Livia, as they were having breakfast. A few scattered flakes were coming down.
“How should I know? I’ve never been here before either!”
“I suppose I’ll have to buy a winter coat.”
“You might need one, between now and mid-December.”
Livia got a call. It was a delivery for the church. Ming’s acoustical baffles had come. While the guys were unloading the boxes, the lumber arrived for Isaac.
Lella grabbed an oversize sweater and went out to join Livia.
“I haven’t even brushed my teeth,” Livia said.
The next hour was frenetic. Isaac arrived with his friend Peter, and a table saw; Rufus showed up with two more Mennonite carpenters that he had picked up in Dundee at Isaac’s request; John and Ming brought bread, coffee, and milk; Clarice came with Judith
