VIRGINIA PINES

Wheeeew... tough to get through these old woods. We had to cut a path.

But now we are able to take the shortcut through the Virginia Pines to get to the bakery.

NOTE FROM AMANDA:

Hello everyone, this Amanda. Billy is out right now gathering acorns. He muttered something about making some kind of acorn stew tonight.

While he is out. I thought I'd sneak on his computer and actually read a bit of what he's been writing about me.

I have read some, and I've decided that I am with a very confused man. But, I suppose his heart is in the right place.

He's, uh, um, how shall I say? I believe the sooutherners have an expression for it: "teeched".

Bless his heart and small mind.

Oh, by the way, Billy also has a Myspace account. Here's the URL:

http://www.myspace.com/billyleopard

(Actually, I'll let you all in on a secret. Billy can't type. He simply dictates the posts to me and I type them and attempt to edit his rather, enthusiastic prose... so I suppose I have read through his postings).

So go on over to Myspace and become Billy's friend. I believe he is friends with a homeless person, a fruit pie, some flaming lips person, and one woman who sells her body.

THE RESTORATIVE POWERS OF THE SACRED SONG…

It’s true!!!

I have witnessed the song and how the playing of it can cure the sick!!!

Norman Jensevenhousenshensensenhosen had a rare form of Acute Acorn Ague. He lives near Astrid the tree climber and Elsa the modern dancer. Acute Acorn Ague (or AAA) can happen as a result of too much squirrel hunting. Usually it’s swelling and gangrenous tissue after a malicious squirrel bite. Anyway, Norman Jensevenhousenshensensenhosen had it bad.

And then as Amanda and I were attempting to nurse his wounds… the door of the cabin burst open. A bright white light! Sequins!!! Tinted blond hair!!! A New York accent. In walked the prophet himself!!! Accompanied by no less than my friend and new convert to the Manilope Tribe, Rauol…

It got very quiet in the cabin… And somehow the roof divided and from space descended a large black Steinway piano. The Great One and Rauol sat down…

And played the sacred chords:

G + EM + A7 + D7

And spoke the truth to Norman…

Soon after ahearing about sharing and caring and smiling for one another, Norman started to sing… he now longer spoke in Squirrel tongues:

NNNNNNNNNNNNNCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCHHHHHHHHHHHHHH NCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

No more!!!