A Lesson in Dog and other short stories of little moments of freedom and change

My tale begins with perhaps one of the most borish subjects on the face of the earth. Baling hay, one of the many horrors that haunts my childhood, and one that seems persistent in a continued relationship. After a particularly long day of hay, 13 and a half hours to be precise, we decided to have a celebration of sorts. We drove to a special restaurant close to the lake. This place had become sort of a summer-time tradition for us. After enjoying a fabulous meal, we proceeded to drive around the lake...continued story