What Did You Do Yesterday, Fiorella?

VOLUME I: After a glorious awakening with a lovely poem in her mind, Fiorella's day did not go well. The newspaper didn't arrive on her porch, which meant she'd have to trudge up to the top of the driveway in her robe to claim it or wait till she went out to meet with Endor, her long-time writing group, in mid-morning. She chose the latter and, when the time came, scrambled into a cute Chinese jacket, dark blue slacks, and flowerdy shoes, then did her face and hair, splashed on some Chanel,  ready to take off for Starbucks. But wait--maybe she'd better check her email to see if anyone had canceled.

Bad luck--Ashley couldn't come because of allergies. What about Carol? No reply, which meant  either she was coming to the meeting or that she'd forgotten about it. Hoping for the former, Fio gathered her purse, glasses, and keys, dashed out the door into the garage, and pushed the button to open the garage door.

Nothing happened. She pushed the button again--and again. Dang, that fix that neighbor Michael had put on the mechan Fio spent her time filling out an insurance form, paying bills and going through the bank statements, then  working on the Christmas mess in the garage, but the highlight (gracias a dio) was when she finally found Husband's death certificates.ism the evening before wasn't working. (One more strike against technology--Dad's garage door never stuck when he hauled it open!)

Nothing for Fio to do but  change into grubbiess, work around the house, and hope she could get the garage door working by the next day, when she was supposed to drive to Austin to pick up copies of  Husband's death certificate in the morning, get together with with friend Kaye at 12:30, and meet with friend Deborah, her hair stylist, at 2:00.

VOLUME II: After a major sulk, Fio spent her time working on the Chritmas mess in the garage, filling out an insurance form, paying bills and going through the bank statements, and searching for  Husband's death certificates. Before she closed the house down for the night, she tested the garage door again and--voila--up it went. But just to be sure she had transportation for the next day, she backed the Queen Mary out of the garage before she closed the door again.

VOLUME III: It's a new day so Fiorella isgearing up for her rule-of-three errands--assailing the Texas Department of State Health Services Vital Statistics Unit, visiting with Kaye, and being pampered by Deborah. Wish her well!