Do you want a really good, interesting, fun book to read that has all kinds of direct roots in Walpole? Looking for a perfect Walpole-related Chrsitmas gift? Get "A Country Practice: Scenes From the Veterinary Life" by Langdon resident Douglas Whynott (North Point Press, 2004). I know, it's been around for several years, but I've just had it for a month or so, and I've enjoyed every page! You'll get to know local veterinarian Chuck Shaw a lot better along with those that have practiced with him over the years, women and men that have worked in his clinic, and even local dairy farmers that figure prominently in local affairs. You'll appreciate all the more how hard these people work, what kind of problems, medical and ethical, they struggle with, and how lucky we are to have them in our community. CCB
