chapter 12

Introducing Granny George

They found Granny George sitting in the kitchen, knitting a shocking-pink bonnet for covering up toilet paper. She was going to sell it at the annual Save the Ivory-billed Woodpecker Fund-raiser.

(Even though Granny George officially lived in Arizona, she spent her winters in Ohio visiting the Maxwells. Granny George didn’t like warm winters.)

Here’s a picture Mark took of Granny George knitting the shocking-pink bonnet for covering up toilet paper.

Granny George’s legs.^1*

You probably can’t tell from the photograph, but Mudd, who was one of the Maxwells’ dogs, had been playing ball all morning with Granny George’s ball of shocking-pink yarn.

After Mark took this picture of part of Granny George’s legs, Mrs. Maxwell suggested that he help Granny George roll the ball of shocking-pink yarn back into a ball. Actually, it was more than a suggestion—it had a “do it now” flavor.

So Mark put his camera down and started rolling up the yarn.