The ballroom had noticeably fewer people in it when Mark and Callie walked in. Rosemary and Pam waved them over to the table where they were busy with a jigsaw puzzle. She pushed a basket of Christmas cookies over to them as they sat.
Mark took a cookie from the basket and asked, “Do you know if the sudden exodus from the ballroom is because of the available ski slopes and outdoor areas or the open road?”
“To tell you the truth, I have no idea,” Pam said as she placed a piece in the puzzle. “It started as soon as one of the ski patrol guys came in and announced which areas outside are now open.”
“There was a second wave of people who left when it was announced that the road was passable,” Rosemary said, frowning as she tried to place a puzzle piece unsuccessfully. She glanced up, saw Ma
