Monday, November 26, 2007

Wk13 Theme ~ Vignettes

We make our drive down the winding dirt road to my aunt’s house; it is a familiar drive around the holidays, though this year I make the trip without. The driveway is already full of cars, long lost relatives you see once or twice a year. White lights glow from the porch outside; the smokers are cast out into the cold for their fits of nicotine along with begging dogs. Inside the place is a buzz, coats pilled high on top of the washing machine, muddy boots and shoes littering the welcome mat under my feet. Side conversations are everywhere along with running children. Most everyone momentarily looks up when someone new arrives, hollering out a greeting of sorts. There are wondrous aromas filling the air from the cooking food, all the different dishes prepared by everyone. The women are of course gathered around the kitchen while little kids weave in and out and others grab hors d'oeuvres. The men are confined mostly to the living room and bar, drinking and carrying on, just in from hunting and telling tall tales. Peeking into the dining room I glimpse the large oak table all decked out with the Thanksgiving trimmings, the good china, cloth napkins, wine glasses and a harvest center piece. I love the red and gold table cloth that accents the gold china. Everything is so beautiful and proper; it’s funny of how it’s going to look after dinner.

2 comments:

Cleopatra said...

Just trying it out, didn't know if this is what you wanted or not.???

johngoldfine said...

Definitely a fine vignette, describing a scene and, interestingly, the writer is a clear voice without actually appearing except in the first sentence--just like week 12. I'd only drop one word that struck me wrong, and maybe it's just me: "wondrous."

Does that make sense?