A little bit of the old-fashioned here. Not just the lamps, however.
Rochelle, that’s a great pic. Thanks for prompting it. But, you left your shopping cart on the island again! 😉
Now, let’s see if I got it right this time.
I couldn’t find Grandma’s kerosene lamps anywhere! I looked all over. Nothing. Those lamps had history for her and Grandpa. When the power went out at her house, he brought them to her kitchen along with a marriage proposal.
When I arrived home, I discovered Peggy in my kitchen with Grandma’s lamps glowing on the kitchen island!
“Surprise! I was in the neighborhood and your Grandma let me in. She said you’d need these.”
I sure did. Her face beaming brighter than the flame in the lamps, I knelt down at Peggy’s feet and placed a ring on her finger.
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Perfect!
Liked this too.
Aww . . . how woemantic. I love the line, Her face beaming brighter than the flame in the lamps.
Hee hee he. Thanks, Russell. You never know what could be “cooking” in the kitchen.
Ya old sap ya! I actually said AWW out loud…..now I feel like an old sap!
Tom
Lots o’ thanks, Tom, my boy. As they might say in your neighborhood, “I’m just a broken down ol’ bastid.”
Ha!! You’re not an old sap, just a middle-of-life sap. 🙂 You have to go some to catch up with some of us.
janet
Hahaha! Ya GOT me, Janet!
Oh, I LOVE this. I’m a hopeless romantic so this is the perfect tale. Great use of the prompt! Thanks for the smile this morning.
Thank-you, Beth!
wow. The kitchen is host to a second marriage proposal:) a sweet story
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.
Tears of joy in my eye.. so incredibly romantic… a perfect fairy tale.
Thanks, Bjorn. Kind of gets people right where it counts rather than where it hurts.
Clever grandma. Sweet story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
P.S. About that shopping cart crack…
I’m going to pay … right?
(*sigh*)
Good evening, ma’am. I’m Detective Lowry (from Russell’s story). We need to see your Shopping Cart Driver’s License and proof of insurance.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!
What a warm story. I like that you included the narrator’s caring about the family history and wanting to hold on to it.
I like this very much and how you tied the two generations and marriages into one story!
janet
Really liked the way this story made a complete generational circle to complete the tale, and it was upbeat and hopeful and romantic. Ron
awwwwwww!! really perfect ^^
Nice one, something different from you, old romantic…
Aww, I like how Grandma’s still around to help out at the crucial moment!
How sweet! 🙂
How very sweet! I imagine Grandma adores Peggy, too. 🙂