Flora had been feeling the effects of the years for a while now – in her knees after kneeling in her beloved garden, in her fingers as she gripped the fishing pole, and in her ears as she strained to hear her friends’ voices over the phone. But with the address mix-up and other little [...]
Archive for July, 2009
1-2 Transition – Ascent and Descent
Posted in Dahlia, Fern, Flora, Generation 1, Transition on July 27, 2009 | 13 Comments »
1.9 A birthday, a wish granted, and a worry
Posted in Dahlia, Fern, Flora, Generation 1 on July 25, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Not to be outdone, Abe didn’t wait long to have a birthday of his own. Surrounded by the family, he approached the cake. Fern and Dahlia entered high school, developing more marked personalities. Dahlia always seemed to end up doing her homework at the breakfast table. Her father wondered what she did all afternoon that [...]
1.8 A tale of three birthday girls
Posted in Dahlia, Fern, Flora, Generation 1 on July 23, 2009 | 8 Comments »
One of Flora’s favorite times of day was dusk. She could look back over the day, over recent weeks, months, and years, and consider what was growing in her life. She liked to look around her home and see the Abe’s artwork on the walls, Dahlia’s homework on the table, the book Fern was reading [...]
1.7 It seems like just yesterday
Posted in Dahlia, Fern, Flora, Generation 1 on July 17, 2009 | 9 Comments »
“It seems like just yesterday,” Flora thought, “that Abe and I brought them home from the hospital. We cared for them like tender little seedlings, and they’ve grown so fast!” As she watered her garden, she thought back to the first few days after the girls were born. They were so demanding, and when Dahlia [...]
1.6 Wedding bells and lullabies
Posted in Flora, Generation 1, Weddings on July 14, 2009 | 11 Comments »
Although Flora loved spending time outdoors, she was practical enough to realize the need for walls and a roof. She had found a contractor who was very understanding and would build her house as she had the funds to do it. She kept fishing and gardening not only to keep her own kitchen stocked, but [...]
1.5 Flora takes charge
Posted in Flora, Generation 1 on July 13, 2009 | 10 Comments »
The next day, Flora was a woman on a mission. She awoke with a clear mind, tended her lush green garden, and went to work with determination. She was rewarded with a promotion, which pleased her but was not the most important thing on her list that evening. She was determined to find out if [...]
1.4 Tick Tock, says the Clock
Posted in Flora, Generation 1 on July 12, 2009 | 12 Comments »
Flora’s work as a recipe taster kept her pretty busy, especially when her boss asked her to help out with a catering job at the Science Center on her day off. That extra cash did help though, and the time spent in that weird little kitchen – who keeps beakers next to champagne flutes, anyway? [...]
1.3 So this is real life?
Posted in Flora, Generation 1 on July 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The next few days passed quickly as Flora settled into a routine of sleeping under the stars, spending a soothing morning in her garden, then dashing to the gym for an invigorating shower before reporting to the Corsican Bistro for a date with dirty dishes and potato peels. As she earned a little money, she [...]
1.2 Exploring the town
Posted in Flora, Generation 1 on July 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Flora woke up early Monday morning to a bright sky overhead. Another person might have been annoyed at sleeping outside, but the fresh air made Flora’s soul sing. She lay on her bed in her pjs for more than an hour reading through her cookbook and listening to the birds sing. Even though she didn’t [...]
1.1 The Legacy Begins
Posted in Flora, Generation 1 on July 9, 2009 | 11 Comments »
Flora fidgeted with the pages in the legal folder in her lap as the cab passed a sign saying “Legacy Valley City Limits.” Her green eyes scanned everything they passed – city hall, the gym, a beautiful park, a 50s-style diner, and was that the ocean she just caught a glimpse of? As the taxi [...]
