Bea's life has called on depths of energy she didn't know she possessed, creativity, fortitude, willingness to learn. She is impelled to share her education at the College of Life, her ride on this speeding toboggan, to which she plans to cling 'til she crashes through the Golden Gates breathless from exertion, looking forward with anticipation to her next new experience! The wonderful love-story in which she matured, child-rearing, extricating herself from household disasters, an enlarging family, new and old friends, world travel, winters in a warm state, summers in Michigan, new experiences...