The moon was magnificent tonight, with Copernicus clearly visible. I was reminded of a night years ago when I took Kitty and her brother out to look at the moon. We were able to see Copernicus then almost as clearly. Kitty looked so lovely in the moonlight and I was happy, even with Harry babbling on in the background about Copernicus the man, trying to impress me. I decided that night I would ask her to marry me.
Tonight, for the first time in a long while, I wished Kitty were with us instead of sitting at home with a book. She never comes star-gazing now. At least Maude is interested. Sometimes I think my daughter is the saving grace of this family.