By John Walsh
Lala and I have just returned after a nearly two weeks sojourn in Fort Collins, Colorado. We owe many thanks to our hosts, Dr. Page and Adele Dinsmore, Lala's son and daughter-in-law; to Tad and Jilly Dinsmore, Lala's grandson and his wife; and to little Silas Dinsmore, Lala's great-grandson, who at seven months is, indeed, the absolute apple of everyone's eye who has the pleasure of his company.
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