The Word Count Challenge was harder than I had thought it would be. Here's my first (but possibly not my last) attempt to answer it. The language was a little stilted in places because I was avoiding contractions. (I didn't know whether they counted as one word or two.) I also wasn't sure whether all word-limited characters had to appear, so they all at least made a cameo.

As always, all feedback is much appreciated. (And you are not word-limited in your responses.)

Joy,
Lynn