. . "And, especially as our conversations move forward with our landlords, these thoughts are good for grounding us to, well, the ground -- leased, owned or otherwise.A few years ago, my friend Brooke, with whom I share a deep love for literature and empty spaces in which to read it, told me I must read Willa Cather's O Pioneers!, but to do so in the spring.it is a delightful book for spring, she said" . .