A Year on Ladybug Farm - Donna Ball [0]
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
In the Beginning
Chapter 1 - In Which the Ladies of Huntington Lane Go Looking
Chapter 2 - In Which a Dream Is Born
Chapter 3 - In Which a Plan Is Made
Chapter 4 - Auld Lang Syne
Spring - Starting Over
Chapter 5 - Moving On
Chapter 6 - In Which Help Arrives
Chapter 7 - Settling In
Chapter 8 - In Which Bridget Gets into a Jam
Summer - Growing
Chapter 9 - In Which the Earth Moves and the Roof Caves In
Chapter 10 - In Which the Ladies Find Religion
Chapter 11 - A Few Minor Adjustments
Chapter 12 - On Farming
Chapter 13 - In Which All Their Problems Are Solved
Autumn - Harvest
Chapter 14 - In Which Preservation Is Paramount
Chapter 15 - On Children and Other Creatures of the Wild
Chapter 16 - In Which Ghosts Come in from the Cold
Chapter 17 - In Which Bridget Has a Very Bad Day
Winter - Home
Chapter 18 - In Which an Ill Wind Blows No Good
Chapter 19 - Mixed Blessings
Chapter 20 - The Lights of Home
Chapter 21 - In Which Miracles Happen
Starting Over
A grin spread over Lindsay’s face, and Cici’s, and Bridget’s. Then Lindsay grabbed the laptop with its scrolling pictures, hugged it to her chest, and cried fervently, “Oh my God, I love this house!”
Cici fell on her, embracing both her and the laptop. “Me, too!”
“I love it more!” exclaimed Bridget as she flung herself into the melee.
They separated after a breathless moment and sat there with fingers entwined, letting the enormity of the moment sink in.
“Okay,” Cici said at last. “This is serious.”
“Totally.”
“Absolutely.”
“It’s a huge risk.”
“Imagine that!” Lindsay grinned. “Taking a risk at our age!”
“If we’re going to do this, we’re going to have to be committed. We’ve got to promise each other we’ll give it at least a year.”
Bridget said, “It is like starting over. Like getting a bonus life. We can do this, I know we can.”
Cici raised her right hand and insisted, “One year.”
Bridget repeated solemnly, raising her hand, “A year.”
And Lindsay followed suit. “A year.”
They clasped hands in midair, eyes shining, the excitement in the air as thick as honey.
“Okay then,” Cici said. She pulled her legs into a semi-lotus position, took up her legal pad, and picked up her glass of wine. “Let’s make a plan.”
And so they did.
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