The Build-up

Fio's Saturday did not start out well. She was in deep depression and no wonder--she is the one who has to pack everything up, get the sprinkler system repaired, take care of the erosion problem, figure out the taxes, find someone to fix the doors and cabinets, and, when the house is empty, contract someone to paint the inside. Fiorella understands that no one can help her physically right now because of the coronavirus, but the situation still sucks.
    The day started getting better when Minnesota Daughter-in Law guided her through the steps of communicating with the whole family through Zoom for today. Fio's next upper was Daughter, who brought over groceries --including a big chocolate Easter bunny (which has somehow mysteriously disappeared. 😇)
     Then she received a nice checking-up telephone call from her neighbors on the north. Afterwards, she called her yard man and asked him to come over next week to kill the fire ants that are popping up everywhere, then went outside to survey the eroded areas again, then came back in and worked on Lolly for about three hours, then packed away a big box of table linens which, of course, no one uses any more.
     Today, Easter morning, Fio woke up to a new dawn. The storm is over, the sun is shining bright, and she's anticipating a good day. Thank-you, God.