The small Asian women stood on my doorstep bearing gifts, a Sears catalogue which she had found on our porch and a bag of cookies. Graciously I accepted the cookies but asked her why she had brought them.
"I want to be your friend," she commented with a sardonic smirk that made me smile and laugh all at once.
You see, in our previous conversation earlier in the evening, she had asked me if I ever taught stained glass. I told her that I only did that occasionally with some friends. She really wanted me to teach her so she decided she would be my friend! I concluded with telling her that if I ever decided to teach the craft, I would give her a call. She thought she might take it up when she retires in 3 years which was a shock to me since she looked about 40 but was actually 57!
In the meantime, I fixed her broken window which took only about 7 minutes since all it required was some soldering. She waited while I worked and asked if she could see the other windows I had made within the house.
You meet all types of people in this weekly challenge and with each confrontation I gather a little snapshot of a person's life. In this case, I got to enjoy some tasty cookies while contemplating our transaction.
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