This book is dedicated in loving memory to my grandmother,
Dorothy Catherine

1908-2001

She made a wicked pot roast and was a wonderful grandmother.
She taught a young girl the names of all the wildflowers and
encouraged her to walk alone and unafraid through the woods.
She cherished books and poetry and had unfulfilled dreams
of being a writer someday . . . I hope she knows that
she helped to inspire me to become one instead.