For the Birds!

            “Acrostic puzzles are for the birds!”

            Now, that is a surprising pronouncement from the woman who absolutely loves acrostic puzzles and works them by the hour.  Wednesday afternoon Mom complained about the very process--filling in the letters from the answers--that are the hallmark of acrostics.  The other night she noticed with great glee that the answer key had not only a word list but also a quotation.  (The quotation is the final result of solving the puzzle.)

            Fortunately, the moment passed, and she got right back to filling in the blanks.