The Turkey Tussle

Chapter 6

Chapter 6

Thursday Afternoon, November 5th

The Shady Rest

Adamsville, Ohio

Every time I hear the name, ‘Shady Rest’ I think of an old ‘70s TV show my dad would watch...probably still does. These days, it’s a real place that Eunice Lafferty calls home, a nursing home just outside of the village of Adamsville, northeast of Zanesville and, really, in the middle of nowhere just like the ‘Petticoat Junction’ of the television program.

I smiled to myself as I buckled Jef into his car seat for the ride north to see Mel’s Grandmother. We were going from one middle of nowhere place to another. I wondered what secrets Adamsville might hold.

Once Hannah had the stroller in the trunk, we were off. She was excited to see the old woman again. When Jef’s adoption had been finalized, Faye took her a