Well folks . . . this is the most difficult Mysterious Book Report I have ever written . . . because it’s the last one.  Yes, you read it right; this is the last of the Mysterious Book Reports.

I’ve known this day was coming for a while now.  Since last year actually, and I’ve been thinking a lot, about how to say what I want to say . . . to let each and every one of you know how much I’ve enjoyed these weekly get-togethers.  I hope you’ve been stimulated, and that you’ve been encouraged, to read more, and that you’ve helped others, kids especially, to develop a reading habit that will last a lifetime.  It’s the key to learning.  I hope too, that a great many of you have visited the beautiful new Daniel Pierce Library in Grahamsville with the Time and theValleysMuseumalongside.  I think every citizen in the town ofNeversinkcan and should, point to them with pride.  They’re the best examples of community spirit I’ve ever seen; and great examples of good ol’ Yankee ingenuity, perseverance, and can-do attitude.  It should be an example to others, encouraging them to go and do likewise in their own communities.

I hope that all who’ve been regular readers of this column will take a moment and appreciate what they have, and see the glass as half-full instead of half-empty.  The second quarter of 2012 is about to begin in three days on . . . that’s right, you got it

APRIL FOOLS DAY

And this is an April fool’s day column, and no, I’m not quitting, and yes, I’ll be here with another Mysterious Book Report next week.  No fooling.