It so happened that my (Gerard's) granny fell and broke her hip. This necessitated what seemed to me to be a rather long stay at the Orthopedic Hospital in Croom. While she was there, every couple of days my mother would load up the car and take us off to visit Granny. After a short visit with the patient we would leave the room and head outside to explore the grounds of the hospital. It was an old, rambling place with lots of buildings serving different purposes. The grounds too were extensive with lawns, and paths and a dense wooded area running down to a river. We got to look forward to the visits to Granny and grew quite familiar with the hospital and it's surroundings. It was a great place for adventures. We also made the acquaintance of the local 'wildlife'. There were many families