“I do. And my show-and-tell,” Arianna added, pointing to the fruits and veggies lined up on her counter. “Mom made the granola for the recipe. Feel free to take the jar home with you if you want.”
“I won’t say no to that. Thanks. Where is your mom, by the way? And Sophie?”
“Sophie had a play date and Mom’s off at the senior center, line dancing.”
“Your mom’s so pretty. I think you should feature her at some point, do a health-for-seniors feature and use her as an example of how to stay healthy.”
“Good idea. Maybe I will. She’s done a lot over the years to get healthy—quitting smoking, losing thirty pounds.”
“Not easy to do when you’re a baker,” Sunny observed.
“She even switched from milk chocolate to dark.”
“Ick,” was all Sunny had to say to that.
“Hey, it’s good stuff.”
“So are Cadbury Easter eggs,” Sunny retorted, making Arianna laugh.
They got to work, fine-tuning Arianna’s display and adjusting the light ring. Arianna went over her notes again, and then Sunny pulled out her cell phone.
“Let’s do this,” she said.
They did, and got the video done in two takes.
“I’ll get this up for you and lift some content out for your Insta account,” Sunny said.
“Great. Thanks.”
“And now I have to go home and start thinking about what I’m going to do for Christmas in January.”
“You’re serious?”
“Why not? I bet I can bring Santa back for an encore,” said Sunny.
A Christmas refresh, unspoiled by ex-husband complications. It sure sounded tempting.
“Maybe I’ll join you,” Arianna said.
“Yeah?”
“Yeah. Why not? Heaven knows I could use a do over.”
“That would be awesome. We could throw some kind of party together.”
“I like that idea. You know who else might want to party with us? My neighbor Molly.”
“Mail Lady Molly?”
“Yep. She had a hard time finding her Christmas spirit this year. Maybe something like this will help her.”
“Let’s do dinner tonight and talk about it,” Sunny suggested. “Can you get away?”
“Let me check my busy social calendar,” Arianna joked. “Yeah, I can.”
“Horse and Cow?”
“Sounds good. I’ll pick you up.”
