muses on the move
Urania pulls a chunky sweater over her head and spies Thalia barefoot — wearing a sun dress. “What on earth?! It’s ten degrees Fahrenheit with snow on the ground.”
Calliope shrugs. “Thalia’s enthusiasm is impervious to the weather.”
A note from Loveletterist: Last night, like a Geisha, with the tiniest of steps on curated feet, Henny and I took to the icy subdivision streets around 8pm. While out, we saw one UPS truck and two Amazon vans. Lo and behold — when we got back to our driveway one of the vans was about to make a right turn — ready to inch its way up to our house. I was expecting a book so I waved and blocked its entry.
A petite driver wearing a bright smile poked her head out of the van’s perpetually open side door.
“You don’t have to drive up!” I called. “Warning… my dog is pure, unfettered energy. She likes to jump on new friends so, if you’ll just set the package down, I’ll grab it after you go. I feel humbled by your effort… driving around in the cold and dark. Thank you for what you do.”
“You’re welcome,” she called before the van sounded its backup alarm and drove off to the next house.
What a time we live in, eh?
I’ve known your Three Muses long enough, Gail, that I have to remember to call them by their right and proper names, well suited to this post.
Thalia has always been the high-spirited and adventuresome one. Her core temperature must be close to 104° making the snow and very cold conditions a push toward our normal set points.
Your thoughtful offer to the delivery driver has “You” written all over it. You’ve likely seen more than one such truck spin tires, lurch off the pavement and into your winter lawn highlighted by frost heave! One more task for the resident grounds keeper.
Despite the bitter cold your creative thinking and acts haven’t slowed one bit! Brava!
What number book is this for you, Gail? Soon you'll need to build an extra shelf to hold them all! As for the landscape guy, he's lucky to be unharmed.