Sycamore Hill
“I shared my stores with her, and she expounded her gratitude with throaty purrs. She was getting fat, I thought with a smile, remembering the skinny stray kitten she had been when I found her perched on the windowsill. I reached down and scratched her ears affectionately before leaving my room to make my customary evening trips to the well for water.
I was too exhausted to make the ten trips necessary to fill the old metal tub, nor did I feel I could stay awake long enough to heat the water on ...the wood stove. So I contented myself with one bucket of warm water, just enough for a sponge bath and rinse. One of the luxuries I longed for was a pleasant soak to completely relax my tired muscles. I lathered my hair and then poured the bucket of water over me slowly to rinse away all the soap.
Wrapping myself in one towel, I used another to rub my hair dry.
Then I sat brushing it until the thick auburn tresses glistened. My hair was naturally curly, and it floated about my shoulders and back in wild disarray.MoreLess
I was too exhausted to make the ten trips necessary to fill the old metal tub, nor did I feel I could stay awake long enough to heat the water on ...the wood stove. So I contented myself with one bucket of warm water, just enough for a sponge bath and rinse. One of the luxuries I longed for was a pleasant soak to completely relax my tired muscles. I lathered my hair and then poured the bucket of water over me slowly to rinse away all the soap.
Wrapping myself in one towel, I used another to rub my hair dry.
Then I sat brushing it until the thick auburn tresses glistened. My hair was naturally curly, and it floated about my shoulders and back in wild disarray.MoreLess
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