November 1 Lou made her first shopping trip to Abilene. She had two priorities, one to purchase a new kitchen stove and microwave and the other to deliver an autographed copy of JANE RUSHING to Pat and Shay Bennett at the Wednesday Club meeting at McKay's Bakery. This is the writers and artists club that meets every Wednesday even if no one comes. Linda Murray was there along with Bill Dulin and his wife who are both retired professors from McMurry. Linda is a local artist who left early to go teach a class at McM. She regaled us with her stories of practising being a trapeze artist at a traveling group that teaches such artistry in Austin. She was working on being caught in the air and was successful this last trip. You have to understand that Linda is also a grandmother. Lou wanted Pat and Shay to have their copy of JANE RUSHING because they are in the acknowledgements due to their help in her research on Jane.

She continues to puff but is walking each morning to the front gate. This morning she was having some slight vertigo problems and still has some metallic taste, but she is enjoying food more and gaining a little strength each day. She is still looking unsuccessfully for some sign of hair growth.