Rodney Letter

Wow! I received a wonderful letter in the mail on Friday. Some weeks ago I sent a copy of Rodney Robbins and the Rainy-day Pond to the folks who live in the real-life house mentioned in my book. It was my grandparents' very New England house on Colonial Avenue "with the perfect picket fence," a cherry tree in the front yard, and a cellar door. This was at the suggestion of my uncle, who remembered that a couple from the neighborhood had bought the house in the 80s and were still living there. Here are excerpts from the nice letter I received:

"I grew up [on Colonial Avenue] and as a child I remember what a big deal it was for the street to be paved. It was a summer project and I loved all the commotion!"

And this, "You may be interested to know that to this day when we have a big rainstorm a huge puddle still forms in front of our house until the storm drain can catch up. Sometimes it has even crept halfway up our driveway!"

Now if I could just find the newspaper article. . . .