The Meandering Moose and the Pig Woman: A Trip to the Big Hole and Back.

By Genie Waldo

Dear America,
As to the content of this book, do not use it as a travel guide, or even as a loose reference leaflet, to any North American destination in my beautiful Canada or my good pal, the U.S.A. This book is more about my observations and the stuff we all saw and gossiped about on the way to the big hole, and not really a book about anywhere in particular, at least not in any useful detail.

By the by, I learned that the United States is a place and a people to love and be proud of - its friendly folks, its grand, grand scenery and its never waning strength. I feel very proud to be your northern neighbour, Mister United States. I am delighted that I have maternal ancestry in your Eastern ports that stretches back to 1645, so that I feel a strong heart-tug with your gorgeous shores and history of the brave.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Genie Waldo
• Release date: May 6, 2012
• ISBN: 9781476451978

Genie Waldo

Ever since I began to read adventure stories as a young girl, I wanted to write the stories I could never find in my local library. I wanted mythical earths and mythical times. I wanted stories of boys and girls, wonderful creatures and beasts who together crossed water and land to rescue the trapped one, save the lost one, and recapture the treasure - all the while trying to stay alive! I wanted bonds of friendships so powerful even time and distance could not sever them. I wanted loves so loyal and pure that even heartache and death could not destroy them. I wanted painful partings and happy endings. I wanted tears. What I really wanted was Quest. Canada is my home. The vastness and diversity of this land is, I hope, well reflected in Quest. Much of what is Canada (in land and people) fired my imagination for Quest. My hope is that Quest takes you back to a time when you were ten or twelve, and left your house and ordinary things, wandered off to sit under the orchard trees or escaped to the play-house or to the park and, in your quiet corner away from the everyday world, lost yourself in a story of wonder; an adventure story you might often have imagined as you played childhood games. For me, that world was always Quest. *** - Don't forget to watch for Quest II: The Rejoining.

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THE MEANDERING MOOSE AND THE PIG WOMAN

A Trip to the Big Hole and Back

By Genie Waldo

The Meandering Moose and the Pig Woman

A Trip to the Big Hole and Back

Copyright 2012 by GE Waldo - WaldoWorks

Smashwords Edition

Preface

About the title of this book –

I was going to call it The Meandering Moose, a Red Truck and Mom, but it seemed a tad dull. Mom, my mother-in-law to be accurate, came up with the title herself though I don’t think it was intentional.

I’m such a pig woman! she exclaimed one day at lunch. She had just slopped a bit of food onto her blouse, and then let out a tiny burp.

You’re not a pig woman. I protested. Her son, my husband, also assured her of the same.

But it was divine revelation or maybe just my devilish mind that decided right there and then that this had to be the title of this tongue-in-cheek little book of my traveling mind. Moose, pig woman, and driving six thousand kilometers (3,600 miles), round trip to look at a hole in the ground. It wasn’t going to be any usual road trip, because it was me and it was us and normal is boring anyway. We had only been on the road for a half day and I already had the perfect title. It was divine and evil.

Dear America,

As to the content of this book, do not use it as a travel guide, or even as a loose reference leaflet, to any North American destination in my beautiful Canada or my good pal, the U.S.A. This book is more about my observations and the stuff we all saw and gossiped about on the way to the big hole, and not really a book about anywhere in particular, at least not in any useful detail.

By the by, I learned that the United States is a place and a people to love and be proud of - its friendly folks, its grand, grand scenery and its never waning strength. I feel very proud to be your northern neighbour, Mister United States. I am delighted that I have maternal ancestry in your Eastern ports that stretches back to 1645, so that I feel a strong heart-tug with your gorgeous shores and history of the brave. I love your pretty flag and your colorful, funnily-accented people. I love your hills and valleys and deep fried everything. You are my special cousin down there, and are in my blood from long ago. We may not know each other deeply yet, but you’re my kin and I’m yours.

Your cousin,

Genie.

THE MEANDERING MOOSE AND THE PIG WOMAN

Chapter One – Goddamn