Simple Gifts
“I knew I was back in Aunt Beth’s house before I opened my eyes. Her unique fragrance drifted above the musk and mouse piddles. Eccentric, she was, but she always smelled of lavender soap. I bet I’d find at least thirty bars of Yardley Lavender in the linen closet.
I stretched and pulled the sheet around my chin. Peaceful. No traffic, no need to leap out of bed and rush through my usual ritual: shower, blow-dry my hair, brush my teeth, slap on makeup, down a cup of coffee, a handful of medicatio...n, and a piece of wheat toast. I had nothing pressing to do and not one soul to make demands on my time. No stress, no hurry. Sheer bliss.
I lay there for over thirty minutes, savoring the absence of repercussions for my laziness. Then it hit me.
Coffee. I needed coffee.
I’d planned to buy supplies at the local convenience store, the Scat and Git, but my filling station detour through cuckoo-land had shot that down. I’d grab a cup on the way to Vic’s office.
Lukewarm water blasted my face, reminding me that the house needed a new water heater.MoreLess
I stretched and pulled the sheet around my chin. Peaceful. No traffic, no need to leap out of bed and rush through my usual ritual: shower, blow-dry my hair, brush my teeth, slap on makeup, down a cup of coffee, a handful of medicatio...n, and a piece of wheat toast. I had nothing pressing to do and not one soul to make demands on my time. No stress, no hurry. Sheer bliss.
I lay there for over thirty minutes, savoring the absence of repercussions for my laziness. Then it hit me.
Coffee. I needed coffee.
I’d planned to buy supplies at the local convenience store, the Scat and Git, but my filling station detour through cuckoo-land had shot that down. I’d grab a cup on the way to Vic’s office.
Lukewarm water blasted my face, reminding me that the house needed a new water heater.MoreLess
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