Friday Fictioneers this week is based on the picture prompt below by Valerie J. Barrett.
My story is below the picture.
SEEDS FOR A NEW BEGINNING
The old stove looked as if Granny would be scurrying back into the kitchen any minute. I could almost hear the teakettle hum. The house should have felt empty, but instead, it was rich with welcoming sights and scents.
I had come to sort and process the remnants of Granny’s life. But as I stood in her kitchen, where life still seemed so warm and real – and where cyberspace seemed like science fiction – I realized those remnants were treasures that could give my wayward life some meaning. So I decided to light up the stove, fill the teakettle, and stay a few years.
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Dear Sandra,
Such a sweet, poignant story. I breathed in the scent of steeping tea. Lovely last line.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thank you. I could almost smell the tea myself.
What a lovingly done story, Sandra!
Thank you so much.
Sometimes the simple life is the best.
Loved that last line!
Thanks, Dawn. I did too. 🙂
Stay a few. . . . .years! Wasn’t expecting that 🙂 Great story.
Thank you. I didn’t really expect it until just before I wrote it. You never quite know when you start just where you’ll end up.
So true. That’s part of the fun 🙂
Memories like those are true blessings.