The Garden of Happy Endings (2012)
““There,” Elsa said. “Done.” She stood up next to her sister and slapped her gloves together. “What do you think of that?”
The squares were visible now. “We have to get something to mark the edges,” Tamsin said. “Maybe string and spikes or something like that would be easy. Or rocks.”
“Good idea. After lunch though. I’m starving.” She took off her gloves and slapped one against Tamsin’s arm. “How about you?”
She shrugged.
“Let’s go wash our hands.”
Walking through the middle of the field with he...r sister, Elsa peeked into the gardens, smiling at the other farm-holders, who smiled back. The sound of happy voices and laughter filled the air. Children chased one another through the pathways between plots, and not a few dogs trotted along behind them, Charlie among them. He spied Elsa and came running forward, his tongue lolling. “You look thirsty, big boy. C’mon, let’s find a trough for all these dogs, shall we?”
In the kitchen, she found an old stainless steel bowl and carried it outside to the little bricked area by the statue of San Roque.MoreLess
The squares were visible now. “We have to get something to mark the edges,” Tamsin said. “Maybe string and spikes or something like that would be easy. Or rocks.”
“Good idea. After lunch though. I’m starving.” She took off her gloves and slapped one against Tamsin’s arm. “How about you?”
She shrugged.
“Let’s go wash our hands.”
Walking through the middle of the field with he...r sister, Elsa peeked into the gardens, smiling at the other farm-holders, who smiled back. The sound of happy voices and laughter filled the air. Children chased one another through the pathways between plots, and not a few dogs trotted along behind them, Charlie among them. He spied Elsa and came running forward, his tongue lolling. “You look thirsty, big boy. C’mon, let’s find a trough for all these dogs, shall we?”
In the kitchen, she found an old stainless steel bowl and carried it outside to the little bricked area by the statue of San Roque.MoreLess
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