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​You'll Never Be Quite the Same

Saturday night

11/23/2019

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            It’s Saturday night. Jonathan’s on call, but made it home with some daylight left to saw logs and split wood. He came in after dark, jacket redolent of the outdoors - chain saw exhaust, split oak, warm body heat – and draped his jacket over a chair. I made a big pot of cabbage and veggie soup and opened a bottle of wine.
            Last summer, I called the Napa Valley vineyard that my dad bought all his wine from. I missed him. I missed sipping his lovely wines in his condo, entertained by his cheery welcome, his ridiculous puns, his philosophizing, his crackling wood fire and Mantovani music. So I bought a case of his favorite wines, and they told me, “You can customize your labels when you buy a case.” I put his initials on every bottle, so I think of him every time I open a bottle of wine and sit by the crackling fire, with my two old dogs and my sweet smelling husband.

 
My 60th year in 60,000 words
Day 88: 166 words, TOTAL = 14,797; 45,203 remaining

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    Robin Clifford Wood is a writer and writing teacher.  She lives  in central Maine with her husband and dogs, loves to be outdoors, and enjoys ever-expanding horizons through her grown children and their multi-species families.

    To read about the "60th year in 60,000 words" challenge, go to the August 27th blog post. 
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    https://www.robincliffordwood.com/youll-never-be-quite-the-same---blog/tomorrow-is-launch-day
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