Darlynne
@DiscoDollyDeb: Alarm system notwithstanding, I can speak to your first point as I am also a light sleeper. Ever since we bought a memory-foam bed, I absolutely cannot tell when, if, how often or for how long my husband gets up. We’ve joked that if put on trial and asked to swear that he was home all night, I’d have to say I have no clue. If he sneezes? I’m wide awake.
Bacon *should be* a staple, but until Whole Foods puts cooked bacon back in their breakfast buffet, I am bacon-less. And, ironically, the reason is because the smell never goes away. I will eat my weight in bacon, but would prefer not to cook it indoors. So the MC could come back the next day and still think someone has fixed breakfast.
@DA in general: I cannot thank you enough for the thread about describing romance heroes, describing anyone really. Less is more, but even more can be effective if skillfully deployed as we saw in some of the examples. Just don’t tell me someone brushed their hair.
I’m hosting my book club this month and selected A PSALM FOR THE WILD-BUILT by Becky Chambers. A book written “For anybody who could use a break” is a book that deserves my attention. I will serve all kinds of tea, small cakes and some kind of hearty soup. As Sibling Dex does, I will spread a blanket on the floor, add lots of pillows, some flowers and even tiny tree lights. The idea of giving people an opportunity to be heard and cared for; to lay down whatever they’re carrying for just a few minutes, had and has great appeal to me. I’m not sure why I mention this here, but maybe it’s been that kind of year for all of us. Plus, am I the only one who looks at the book’s cover and sees A PSALM FOR THE WELL-BUILT MONK AND ROBOT?
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