To my grandparents,
who all died perfectly natural deaths.
Kathryn Votta 1906-1960
Albert Votta, Sr. 1902-1973
Laura Swanson 1902-1997
William Swanson 1900-1977
and
To Purrcie the Cat,
who inspired the character of Bingo.
1979 -1999
Scumble River is not a real town. The characters and events portrayed in these pages are entirely fictional and any resemblance to living persons is pure coincidence.