The Hope of Spring
“It was a quarter after six, and soon it would be time to eat supper. She was surprised Laurie wasn’t back from the farmers’ market yet. The market closed at five thirty, and Laurie’s driver usually had her home by six.
Try not to worry, she told herself. They probably got caught up in traffic, which is normal for a Friday evening.
Meredith was about to head for the kitchen to see if Alma needed any help, when a knock sounded on the door. She hadn’t heard a vehicle or horse and buggy com...e up the driveway, but then she’d been engrossed in her work.
Meredith opened the front door. Jonah stood there, soaking wet. Fritz sat beside him, perfectly dry. “Ach, Jonah, what happened?”
“I—I tried to get the water off the tarp co–covering Fritz’s dog house,” Jonah explained through chattering teeth. “And I–I’m afraid in my eagerness to do a good job, I ended up t–tearing a hole in the canvas, so all the w–water spilled out on me.”MoreLess
Try not to worry, she told herself. They probably got caught up in traffic, which is normal for a Friday evening.
Meredith was about to head for the kitchen to see if Alma needed any help, when a knock sounded on the door. She hadn’t heard a vehicle or horse and buggy com...e up the driveway, but then she’d been engrossed in her work.
Meredith opened the front door. Jonah stood there, soaking wet. Fritz sat beside him, perfectly dry. “Ach, Jonah, what happened?”
“I—I tried to get the water off the tarp co–covering Fritz’s dog house,” Jonah explained through chattering teeth. “And I–I’m afraid in my eagerness to do a good job, I ended up t–tearing a hole in the canvas, so all the w–water spilled out on me.”MoreLess
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