Three Cups of Morning Coffee at the Oakhaven Diner Changed Everything

coffee beans, not that instant stuff you keep in the pantry.”

“Deal,” I said.

We sat on the porch for another half hour, talking about the weather and the shingles that needed replacing on the back shed before the first snow.

When she got up to leave, she did not look at her watch once; she just gave my shoulder a quick squeeze and walked down the steps continue reading …