The exercise:
Today we write about: the sisters.
Wanted to mark the occasion of The Sisters Brothers joining the ranks of my Recommended Reading page, but saw that I'd already used 'brothers' as a prompt. This was the next best option.
We had a pretty big harvest this morning for local orders, with 21 bags of various greens going out to good homes. And we'll be starting with the restaurant on Wednesday, which is exactly a month earlier than last year.
Plus the sun was shining. All day!
Also: happy birthday to my Dad. I'm sure Mom spoiled you to bits today.
Can't ask for much more than that out of a Monday.
Mine:
Eliza watched her sister as she approached the coffee shop, purse clutched tightly against her stomach. It was difficult not to shake her head in disgust, but Eliza managed it. Her third cup of the afternoon helped greatly in this endeavor.
"Over here, Daisy," she called out once her sister was safely off the sidewalk.
"Oh, thank goodness you're here," Daisy said as she slumped into the chair on the far side of the table. She took a few deep breaths before she was able to continue. "There was this strange man following me for the last five blocks. I just know he was planning on robbing me, or worse!"
"Of course he was," Eliza said with a sympathetic smile. She was going to need another coffee to keep this up. "You poor thing."
"I don't know how you stand living in this insane asylum of a city," Daisy whispered, glancing around to make sure there was no one close enough to overhear. "Are you on some sort of medication to handle the anxiety? Can I have some?"
