City Surgeon, Small Town Miracle

© 2010

Dear Reader,

Sometimes reality meshes with the stories in my head. This year, a visit to a friend with a passion for ancient tractors was followed by a holiday to Coogee-one of Sydney, Australia’s fabulous beaches. While we were there the lights went out. No power! And what was worse, no breakfast coffee. Aagh! So while the love of my life tried to read his morning paper in a café so dimly lit I could barely see the table, I was forced to sit over cold cereal and think up a story.

I noticed the couple at the next table as they were fussing over their sleeping baby. They looked to be older first-time parents, and their love for each other and their joyful adoration of their beautiful daughter shone out despite the gloom. That’ll do, I thought as I sulked over my orange juice. I named them Max and Maggie, and their lovely baby Rose. But there’s always an obstacle to a truly great romance, and suddenly those tractors sprang to mind. Sadly, that’s where my story stopped. There’s only so much a woman can do without caffeine!

Luckily the power came back on, and with it came coffee. Hooray, I thought as I headed home to start Chapter One. I’ve fallen in love with Maggie, Max and Rose-and tractors. I hope you do, too.

Happy reading,

Marion

With thanks to the fabulous Anne Gracie, whose friendship means the world to me.