Early Years in the Gardens of Candles
“Smell this,” says Chloe, picking something from the herb garden.
“Yum,” Jimson approves. “Smells great!”
“Can we eat it?”
“Sure.”
They chew on fresh mint; a comfortable silence stretches between best friends.
“Did your gardener Jake grow this?”
“Yep. And tomatoes and pumpkins and strawberries. And flowers.”
“Jake’s my hero,” says Chloe. “He grows things.”
Jimson doesn’t want to grow things. He wants to cook things, like his mother does.
“Jake’s awesome, but Mom’s my hero. She says now that I’m six I can be her helper!”
He picks sage for tonight’s squash soup. Mom will be proud of him!
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleHere is the first of several back stories about Jimson and his family estate, Candles. We first met Jimson in https://voice.club/gems/49621/2023-gems-01-welcome-to-candles (Welcome to Candles), and got to know him better in several related stories. It’s best to read the previous stories in order, so do a Search on “Jimson” to find them all. Doing a search on “Candles” will bring up a lot of unrelated stories! Note to authors who want to… Read more »
Oh, yes you take the reader back to the beginnings of your candle stories! Funny, how we recognise different heroic traits in people.
Re-reading back stories about Jimson and the Candles is very enjoyable. But this one is my fav. I love the garden setting with fresh mint, tomatoes, etc. I imagine that I was there with them while smelling the fresh mint. Smells comfortable. Well done.
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