Chipped Ham, Tomatoes, and John Wayne

We had ham barbeques for dinner, my mother’s recipe.  Dr. Deb smiled at me as I finished eating.

“Reminds you of your mom, doesn’t it?” she asked. 

I said, “She and my dad a way of making the simplest  pleasure seem like the best thing that ever happened to you. Good sandwiches, a TV movie – especially a Western, popcorn and apple cider, maybe fresh tomatoes from somebody’s garden.  They raised appreciating  everyday stuff to an art form.”  

“That’s a good skill to have when you’re locked in your house,” Dr. Deb said.

“Ice cream and Netflix for dessert?”  I asked. 

Today I’ll focus on the simple pleasures.

Jury Duty © 2020 by Ken Montrose

Jury Duty is a work of fiction. Any similarity between the characters and anyone you might know is purely coincidental.

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