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The attic was already pretty hot. It would become unbearable in a few hours. The heat of summer had arrived!
All he needed were two boxes. He hoped they were easy to find. His wife had told him at breakfast that she better pass on the twins, baby clothes, before she got struck with baby fever again.
“Hudson! What are you doing? Your pancakes are getting cold.”
He saw Aria standing at the bottom of the attic steps, looking up at him.
Where were the pink boxes? They should stand out. Oh, there they were in the corner.
“Will be down soon, honey. I found the baby clothes.”
He heard the sound of Aria’s laughter mixed with disbelief. “Wow! You sure were quick to get those boxes for me. Were you afraid I would change my mind? Maybe try for triplets this time, “she teased.”
Hudson handed her the boxes when he reached the bottom of the stairs.
“You know me, always quick to help.”
Aria twisted her mouth in a wry grin. “Good! Remember the leak in the sink that I told you about two weeks ago? It’s still leaking … my dear.” Looking too pleased with herself, she gave Hudson a quick kiss on the cheek before heading back downstairs.
Sighing, Hudson started to close the attic door. It looked like his words had gotten him in trouble again and that he would be going to the hardware store this morning.
Oh, but there was one more thing he wanted to get down from the attic. He had almost forgotten.
Going back up to the attic, he grabbed the large box that he had spied before and brought it down.
By the shape of the box, it was obviously a large picture. He thought it might be the picture he had of the family cabin by the lake. It would look perfect in his office.
Crash! “Nooo, Caleb, stay off the table!”
Hudson would have to look at the picture later. He put the picture in his office and then hurried downstairs, wondering if he and his wife would survive the “terrible twos.”
“Corinna, take that out of your mouth, now!”
It had been a busy day, but at least the sink was fixed. The twins were down for a nap, and Aria had dozed off on the couch while reading. Hudson walked upstairs to his office to get some work done and look at the picture he had brought down from the attic.
When he pulled the picture out from the box, he couldn’t believe his eyes. He had forgotten all about this painting! The painting of the lady in the white kimono. Emotions swept over him like a tidal wave. He may have forgotten that he had the painting, but he would never forget the lady in the white kimono.
*to be continued…*
Rumor has it, the lady moved to Lake Tahoe.
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I guess we will see if that rumor proves true. You may want to be wary of your source.
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Rumor has it that my source is very reliable.
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So you feel 100 percent confident in that?
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After consulting with unnamed sources, I do.
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LOL! Hmm…the “unnamed source ” must be pretty important!
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Oh yeah, sure, muy importante, that guy.
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I can’t help but wonder if the discovery of this painting will have a story behind it that might not make the Mrs. too happy…
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Hmmm….. 🤔 my lips are sealed….well until Monday that is. 🫠
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Very interesting… That’s a Shinto wedding kimono!
At the Itsukushima Shrine in Miyajima.
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And my kitchen sink is fixed.
(Now it’s a bathroom faucet that’s leaking.)
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Oh my! Well, at least both aren’t leaking at the same time. 😉
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Ahh! Thanks for the picture and letting me know that its a wedding kimono. I was drawn into the picture when I saw it and knew I had to use it for a story.
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Out of curiosity, I did a search for the artist. “Haruyo Morita”, (森田春代) [“Morita”, 森田 meaning “forest-field” is the family name. Given name, 春代, translates at “springtime”] Born in 1945 in the area just north of where I lived in Tokyo during the early 2000s. Not a “wealthy” area. Interesting story… encouraged by teachers when she was noticed for her abilities, she became a kimono pattern designer in the 60s. Later, she became known for her paintings of women in classical kimono. Her paintings became popular in the 70s, and she moved to London. There are a couple of Japanese books of and about her images.
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Very cool! Thanks for sharing.
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Since when did Hallmark go to Japan? 👘
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LOL! There is no distance to great for Hallmark to go!
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