November 7, 2010. Chevy Chase, Md. Tim Wu.

'The Master Switch', by Tim Wu is now for sale. This is very exciting. I knew it was being published in November but I forgot, and when I was talking to Mary M. she was in the midst of reading it. This is his second book.

Tim is the son of Gillian who lives around the bay from us in Nova Scotia and was a picnic group member. We have known Tim his whole life so it is wonderful to see his name in print. We are proud of him, and Gill.

Driving home from the farm tonight we noted, very close to us, the hills and the trees and the narrow roads. Being on the prairies for three weeks makes your eyes see for a long distance. Wilma told us that when they moved to Quesnel, which is in the midst of the high hills, she really missed the horizons in all directions. After two years, they moved back to Brandon, definitely on the prairies, where she was comfortable again. Ken and I accommodated to the horizons quickly to the plains and were a bit spooked on the drive home through the hills. I kind of enjoyed being able to see forever!!