Leftovers (2009)
“Lots of sunshine. Lots of food. Oodles of Frisbee flying, good-natured barking and laughter. And the happy ka-ching of cash donations for the Camp Dog Gone Fun program. Dr. Fred is beaming.
By seven thirty, most of the dog-loving crowds have packed up and headed home. As I gear up to wash the final load of dirty serving bowls, I breathe a huge sigh of relief.
Until the mayor of Gananoque, Dr. Fred’s only no-show, decides to show up after all.
He pulls up to the dock in a cabin cruiser. Gawking ...out the open kitchen window, I see him pumping Dr. Fred’s hand. As they cross the field to the lodge, the mayor, in a booming voice that carries across the island, apologizes for coming so late; he’d been tied up at a Girl Guide barbecue for the homeless.
“You think it was the Girl Guides or the homeless that tied him up?” Taylor whispers. She’s standing on the porch with Brant and Nicholas and Johanna, divvying up grounds-cleanup duties. I can hear them all clearly through the screen door.MoreLess
By seven thirty, most of the dog-loving crowds have packed up and headed home. As I gear up to wash the final load of dirty serving bowls, I breathe a huge sigh of relief.
Until the mayor of Gananoque, Dr. Fred’s only no-show, decides to show up after all.
He pulls up to the dock in a cabin cruiser. Gawking ...out the open kitchen window, I see him pumping Dr. Fred’s hand. As they cross the field to the lodge, the mayor, in a booming voice that carries across the island, apologizes for coming so late; he’d been tied up at a Girl Guide barbecue for the homeless.
“You think it was the Girl Guides or the homeless that tied him up?” Taylor whispers. She’s standing on the porch with Brant and Nicholas and Johanna, divvying up grounds-cleanup duties. I can hear them all clearly through the screen door.MoreLess
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