Miss Birdie and the Story of High Rock-- a repost

She had to knock several times to get Miss Birdie’s attention over the loud drone of the special news program. But at last, the little woman heard her, picked up the remote, muted the television, and waved her in.

“Come right in and git you a chair, honey. You’re a bright spot in a dark day. You know, sometimes I wish I didn’t have this plagued TV—the news is always so bad and now ...