The Honest Courtesan

Once again, I was a bit nervous about my toy drive this year, and once again my readers came through!  Even better, I discovered that the Toys for Tots organizers had put a donation box in the gift shop at the chemotherapy clinic, so I didn’t even need to drive across town to the Tractor Supply; I just brought the toys with me to the clinic and dropped them off while Grace was getting her therapy.  And that was really good, because these first two weeks were full of extra steps (like having to get up two hours before dawn on Monday to get Grace to surgery to install a “power port” in her chest wall so the chemo won’t require as much needle-sticking).  Anyhow, the drive is now over for this year; thanks to all who donated, and if you missed it this year make sure you set a calendar reminder for November 28, 2025!