nodded a sober, thoughtful nod. Looking around the circle of friends Lynn said,
“We will handle whatever happens as it happens, for tonight, let’s enjoy ourselves and relax while we can.”
Chapter 7
“Bad Tidings”
“If ever again our nation stumbles upon unfunded paper, it shall surely be like death to our body politic. This country will crash”
- George Washington
The next few days offered little in the way of news on either the banking holiday or the Ebola outbreak. While each of them had their thoughts on these things, mostly they just tried to enjoy the weekend.
They spent some time harvesting and storing things from the garden. This happened to be one of Tawny’s favorite past times, she said it helped with her anxiety and stress.
Sam wandered out into the garden to see if he could help Tawny with preparing it for a few fall crops. When she saw him, smiling, she looked up and saw him smiling back. He liked this girl, dirt on her face, a single curl hanging down in front.
Awkwardly, she said, “You wanna pass me that little spade?”
Not realizing he was standing there gawking at her Sam hurriedly fumbled through the garden tools.
Earlier in the day Tawny was just telling Dez how she thought Sam was very well put together.
She looked up at him standing there and mumbled to herself, “If Dez said anything I am going to kill her.”
She smiled at him and said, “If you want to, you could help me by digging the potatoes.”
Explaining how she continued, “I can fish through the dirt and pick them out as you turn it over. Make sure to give me time between scoops to allow me to pull out the potatoes.”
Sam seemed as though he loved this idea and helped her all afternoon.
They left the pumpkins, kale and squash for a later harvest, as they would still continue to grow until the frost hit.
When they finally came up to the house Tawny was laughing and noticed Dez helping Lynn organize all the seeds they had acquired.
Sam went past them into the house to find Matt, while Tawny went over to Dez and whispered,
“Did you say something to anyone about me liking Sam?”
Dez swore she had not said a word to anyone and asked why she was asking.
Tawny sat down to help organize the seeds and talk about their afternoon in the garden. They carried on chatting about Sam, not really paying attention to what they were doing mixing seeds into a pile that Lynn had already organized. Watching in horror as they continued messing up her organization. Lynn finally let out an exasperated sigh and said,
“Now you ladies do not want me to go OCD on you. If you don’t exit the organizing area, I will march on in there and tell Sam he has been the topic of lady talk.”
They all laughed, but still Dez and Tawny both knew she would do just that and excused themselves to find other things to do, or at least another place to continue their chat.
Lynn separated the seeds into two main categories first off, Hybrid and Heirloom. After which they were further organized into their respective planting seasons, spring, summer and fall. She saved aside some spices and others that they could use for winter plantings inside. She had them all separated for ease and identification in each season.
Dez and Tawny had only made it as far as the porch and Lynn could still hear the conversation. Dez swore she had not told anyone anything and assured her Sam had approached her on his own. Then scolding her for not having more confidence in herself.
Finally, Lynn interjected, “Now I know and I will tell everyone if you two don’t move along.” Smiling she winked at them.
On Sunday they took a drive to Dez and Tawny’s property that was about an hour away in the Kentucky Mountains. Dez and Tawny had purchased 150 acres a few years back that they hoped to homestead on, but for now it was just wide open property with but a single barn on
“We will handle whatever happens as it happens, for tonight, let’s enjoy ourselves and relax while we can.”
Chapter 7
“Bad Tidings”
“If ever again our nation stumbles upon unfunded paper, it shall surely be like death to our body politic. This country will crash”
- George Washington
The next few days offered little in the way of news on either the banking holiday or the Ebola outbreak. While each of them had their thoughts on these things, mostly they just tried to enjoy the weekend.
They spent some time harvesting and storing things from the garden. This happened to be one of Tawny’s favorite past times, she said it helped with her anxiety and stress.
Sam wandered out into the garden to see if he could help Tawny with preparing it for a few fall crops. When she saw him, smiling, she looked up and saw him smiling back. He liked this girl, dirt on her face, a single curl hanging down in front.
Awkwardly, she said, “You wanna pass me that little spade?”
Not realizing he was standing there gawking at her Sam hurriedly fumbled through the garden tools.
Earlier in the day Tawny was just telling Dez how she thought Sam was very well put together.
She looked up at him standing there and mumbled to herself, “If Dez said anything I am going to kill her.”
She smiled at him and said, “If you want to, you could help me by digging the potatoes.”
Explaining how she continued, “I can fish through the dirt and pick them out as you turn it over. Make sure to give me time between scoops to allow me to pull out the potatoes.”
Sam seemed as though he loved this idea and helped her all afternoon.
They left the pumpkins, kale and squash for a later harvest, as they would still continue to grow until the frost hit.
When they finally came up to the house Tawny was laughing and noticed Dez helping Lynn organize all the seeds they had acquired.
Sam went past them into the house to find Matt, while Tawny went over to Dez and whispered,
“Did you say something to anyone about me liking Sam?”
Dez swore she had not said a word to anyone and asked why she was asking.
Tawny sat down to help organize the seeds and talk about their afternoon in the garden. They carried on chatting about Sam, not really paying attention to what they were doing mixing seeds into a pile that Lynn had already organized. Watching in horror as they continued messing up her organization. Lynn finally let out an exasperated sigh and said,
“Now you ladies do not want me to go OCD on you. If you don’t exit the organizing area, I will march on in there and tell Sam he has been the topic of lady talk.”
They all laughed, but still Dez and Tawny both knew she would do just that and excused themselves to find other things to do, or at least another place to continue their chat.
Lynn separated the seeds into two main categories first off, Hybrid and Heirloom. After which they were further organized into their respective planting seasons, spring, summer and fall. She saved aside some spices and others that they could use for winter plantings inside. She had them all separated for ease and identification in each season.
Dez and Tawny had only made it as far as the porch and Lynn could still hear the conversation. Dez swore she had not told anyone anything and assured her Sam had approached her on his own. Then scolding her for not having more confidence in herself.
Finally, Lynn interjected, “Now I know and I will tell everyone if you two don’t move along.” Smiling she winked at them.
On Sunday they took a drive to Dez and Tawny’s property that was about an hour away in the Kentucky Mountains. Dez and Tawny had purchased 150 acres a few years back that they hoped to homestead on, but for now it was just wide open property with but a single barn on
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