Good Idea, Chloe

As promised, I have a guest writer on my blog today. Jan Ackerson lives in Michigan and is mother to two grown daughters. She is also grandma to a delightful and adorable little girl.

Jan's own blog, One Hundred Words, is fascinating. Each entry is a complete story, totally contained within, you guessed it, one hundred words. Jan's stories are thought-provoking little gems of inspiration and sometimes, a direct-hitting "ouch" or two.

Jan asked me what her story should be about. I suggested something "country," in keeping with my own blog's theme, maybe earthy, maybe humorous, maybe with a little life-lesson. With her well-known mastery of precision, Jan was able to pull it off with this wonderful little jewel.

Without any more rambling, here is Jan's story.

Good Idea, Chloe

Chloe held Dack’s hand as her mother stepped out of her car at the farmhouse driveway. It was Mother’s first visit.

“Mom, your shoes!” Chanel pumps, buttery and sleek.

“These old things? Don’t worry, darling,” she said, presenting her cheeks to be kissed.

To her credit, Chloe’s mother was fine, if wobbly, for the tour of the farm. Back at the house, she held Dack’s arm as she slipped one shoe off. She licked her thumb, rubbed at a smudge, and then with a shrug, she licked her thumb again.

Chloe couldn’t tell her—that wasn’t a smudge of dirt.

Ignorance is bliss, so they say.

Please visit and enjoy Jan's blog.