This week with Arlene and Jeff:
...Christine looked over at her partner, "You know, I think we're going to like living here when we get used to it. Back in our little house, there was never total quiet with the traffic and all the big city sounds that were a constant background to everything we did. But here, it's sooo quiet that we can hear the percolator even from where the chickens stay. I can imagine sitting by the fire to wake up in the mornings while listening to the percolator do its thing. It's… a restful sound."
"Yeah. I agree," Ashley replied, but I think it's going to take a little while for me to get used to this much quiet."
After some time, the sounds from the coffee pot stopped and there was no longer liquid coming into the glass bulb. "Do you think it's ready?" Ashley asked her partner.
"Well," Christine said, "it's not making that odd noise any longer, but your guess is as good as mine."
Ashley took one of the fur pieces that was hanging conveniently near and moved the pot out of the flames and onto the rock beside the fire. "I've never used a fur potholder before," she said with a chuckle.
"Are you going to try it, the coffee I mean?" Christine asked with a grin.
A frown passed over Ashley's beautiful face. "We just about have to. We certainly don't want Jasmine to come back and pour a cup of the weakest…"
"… or the strongest," Christine inserted.
"…cup of coffee in the world," Ashley finished as they both giggled.
"Well, it looks like coffee, anyway," Christine said after she poured the first cup...
Have a goodun;
Roust