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you’ll find upon the slant of years
(when only this is true)
that one clear day you found a girl
that girl, she found a you
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bread machines and pancakes
He sat in the chair to my left talking loudly on the phone. I couldn’t help but wonder if the other person was still listening as he described something shaped like a loaf of bread and electric currents and blah blah…
Is he talking about a medical procedure or a bread machine recipe?
How frustrating.
I was so uninterested that I paid close attention to every word he said.
(That’s what you get for speaking so loudly in public.)
When he ended that conversation he took up another with a Chinese woman to his left holding a children’s book, quietly attempting to decipher it for some time.
Are you trying to learn English?
Yes.
He then proceeded to read her the entire children’s book, start to finish, spending nearly 15 minutes on the word “pancake,” which of course required an elaborate description of a pan, a cake, and how many you should eat at once, and the noises proper pancakes make.
I stood up to leave, stunned that I had seen one of the worst and best cases of someone who’s not afraid to speak up in public.
Scones Day?
What’s on my mind, Facebook? I’ll tell you what’s on my mind. My mom’s heart shaped sugary scones, the color pink, and drinking coffee at the kitchen table. I used to think Valentine’s Day was so overrated. Let’s single out one day a year to obediently flock to overpriced restaurants…
This year it means much more. I love home. I love the smells. I am blessed. But you know what really matters? Family. Family is part of our identity. Family is our safe spot where our worst shows, and we are loved so deeply. Family is where we find our similarities. Family explains us. As much as we long to change, to be our own person, to become our own self, our family ties will always be there.
The music of my heart today is one of family (Yes, I just said music of my heart.) It’s ok to realize that out of all the places in the world, yours is home. It’s ok to be weak sometimes, and to realize that you need other people.
So whatever it is that brings you home, spend today doing that.
I’ll be making scones.
Happy Day!!!!!!!!!!
Love,
Bridget
