Expectations

My second day in Lexington (Friday, August 6th) began on my own as my host and hostess went off to work for the day. I slept in and enjoyed three cups (!!!) of the Hazelnut coffee my host brewed before leaving that morning. I couldn't let it go to waste after all. I started the day with a breakfast sandwich before retiring to the front porch with my cup of coffee for a little journaling.

My load of laundry called me in to make a switch and the host’s bulldog, Walter, called me to go out to the backyard, so I picked up my journal and my cup and moved the operation to the porch overlooking a fenced-in back yard. A bright blue bee encouraged me to go inside to check on my laundry at just the right moment, so I folded my dry clothes before pulling on my swimming suit and packing a swim bag.