I keep this one in my top drawer, beneath my sweaters with the antique string of pearls my mum gave me. It makes me a bit sad to look at it, which is why it's tucked away, but I like to take it out on days when I'm doing a lot of thinking. It really should have been done in black and white, since it's raining really hard and the clouds are all sorts of hues of grey. (NB: there's a marketing idea for anyone on the prowl-- B&W polaroid film!) There's my sister and me, sitting on our porch in wicker chairs, watching the first spring storm of the year. I thought it would be nice to leave the door open to let the warm wind gust through the house, but the cats would have got out. A compromise: I left the screen open, so I could hear my Trembling Blue Stars cd in the background. Music and rain go hand in hand. (*the kettle's whistling, would you mind getting that?*) I think we look a bit impish, with our legs hugged to our chests. See those content smiles we're sporting? Yeah, the kind you got when you were little and you were tucked into bed after a long day at the amusement park, tummy full of cotton candy. Rebecca wanted us to run out and splash in the puddles, but I was a stick in the mud and refused. A few people passed us as we sat, soaking wet regardless of whether they had a brolly or not. But since it was the first glorious break from winter, no one seemed to mind. They ran by, laughing instead. One girl even told us she was having a marvellous time, which was a rarity in a city where strangers rarely speak to one another. I remember that cheered me up to no end, since this was the day after a split from a friend who was no longer the friend she used to be. With this new glimmer of well, not faith in humanity exactly, but something like that, I wondered if she might ring me back after all so we could sort things out. After a while the rain quieted down a bit, so I went inside to cut up the caramel fudge brownies I'd just made and make us some cappucinos with my new machine. The phone never rang, by the way. elisa xx ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister@majordomo.net . Listen, this is pish, I think I'll leave -----------------------------------------------------------------------