cough cough cough

so i came down with a nasty cold.
That's not the kind
of surprise anyone wants to wake up to.
Excuse me, while i
go off to make more tea.

very slim purse

another pleasant Surprise
of unpacking.
a slim, purple clutch.
shiny. pretty.

pleasant Surprise

sometimes, unpacking
can bring fun surpises.
Like Vivienne Westwood.
or, in this case, at
least, her book.

about surprises . . .

"One's life is not as fixed as one believes.
Surprises may lie in store for you,
the unexpected often tends to happen,
sometimes bringing in its train the most
delightful change in one's life or circumstances."

Elizabeth Aston, The Darcy Connection, 2008