“‘Why did Jessie rush off like that?’ ‘She’ll be back,’ I said.
It didn’t feel right for me to explain to Hattie about Jessie’s love life. I put on the kettle and made tea for us both, then I sat down at my desk with my letters. I opened a plain white envelope with a Ladismith postmark.
Dear Tannie Maria, Two things are bothering me that maybe you can help me with.
The first is – I am wondering what really matters. Really. Family? Duty? God? Friends? Food? Love?
The other is – do you have any good camping food recipes? Without meat or fridge food. I have some lentils and tins of tomatoes for starters.
Yours in hope, Lost Lucy Now that was a short letter with a tall order. I watched the morning sunshine move across the wall above Hattie’s desk, as I sat thinking. My biggest problem was that I have never actually been camping myself.
And I was no expert on most of the things she asked about. I didn’t have a family. My duty died with my husband. God was a stranger to me.
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