A collection of essays which are loosely divided around the four seasons. These non-fiction accounts show how Anne Rivers Siddons deals with ice in Atlanta in the winter, the possum who comes to visit when he wants, and the trials and tribulations the flu season presents to her and her husband.In the section under spring, there is a very nice tribute to her grandfather's passing away. We see where her soft spot for animals may have originated. She also explores her terror of tornadoes in this section.
Summer brings us Heyward's 25th Princeton reunion, which Anne writes of splendidly. She is first prepared to giggle and scoff at all the antics that go on Reunion Week, but as she says, "The Princetonization of Annie had begun."
It is also summertime when Heyward's four sons first visit-ages eight to sixteen. Heyward also immediately has to go out of town on business, leaving Anne to deal with the boys!
In the fall, we learn of the "Bad Time", where Heyward was out of work for an extended period of time and the couple's efforts to gallantly carry on.
