TKAM post #3

Journal #3 - Chapters 4-7 - Perspective:Ms. Maudie

The seasons had changed from Autumn to winter along with just the seasons changing our weather had to. We had our first real winter in years it hasn't been this cold since the mid or late 1880's. I'm not to fond of the cold weather or the snow it tends to kill my plants. I wish it would get warmer or not snow at my house. Jem an scout finch came and took the snow from my house to there front yard I thought it would be better for my plants and they needed the snow I guess they were building a snowman or something with it. Then Jem took my sun hat it made me so mad. I was woken up to the smell of smoke in my house I thought that the fire in my fireplace would have went out by now but because of the cold. But it must have been still going so I went back to sleep. About 5 or 10 minutes later I woke back up to smoke the smell was stronger still half awake I put on my robe and my slippers walked down the hall to see a fire! I froze for a couple of seconds then ran outside the whole neighborhood must have been out there. Many people asking if I was OK I told them all yes. I stood out there watching my home go up in flames and some of the men in Maycomb went in to save some of my furniture. I felt so helpless or like if I wasn't connected to the world I felt isolated from it. Many people in my house getting my stuff and I was just standing around outside. T he fire burned up my whole second floor and people begin to get water buckets and other things to try and put the fire out and stop it from spreading to other houses especially the closer ones like the finch house. People were running around with water in pajamas and robes some in long coats even with the fire so close it was still cold out. I stood there as my house burned into flames I watched it come crashing down to the ground. I bet the finch kids were freezing as I stood next to them. I turned around and saw scout standing there with a blanket on her I had no idea were it came from and neither did scout. Atticus figured I must have been boo Radley who gave her the blanket. The next day I was thinking I was happy and sad and also worried at the same time worried because I didn't know where I would stay. A couple minutes later Stephanie Crawford came up to me and asked if I would like to stay with her I would love to I said. I was sad because my plants were gone but excited because I could now build a smaller house like I have wanted to so I could in return have a bigger garden. I then started feeling like everything would work out for the best I had somewhere to stay and I could build me a smaller house with tons of room for my azaleas and other plants.