Wednesday's Words on a Friday

 

The original Words for Wednesday was begun by Delores and eventually taken over by a moveable feast of participants when Delores had computer troubles. Sadly, Delores has now closed her blog forever due to other problems.

The aim of the words is to encourage us to write. A story, a poem, whatever comes to mind.

If you are posting an entry on your own blog, please let us know so we can come along to read it and add a few encouraging words.

This month the words/prompts are supplied by Elephant's Child and can be found here

This week's words/prompts are: 

1. feather 2. bookstore 3. comfortably 4. money 5. deliver 

and/or: 

1. exquisite 2. nudge 3. key 4. stepped 5. world

Also including Charlotte's colour of the month: water blue

Here is my story:

Eleanor and Cassie each took a brand new feather duster and stepped into the viewing room where items to be auctioned later that morning were spread along tables covered with white cloths. They flicked their dusters over antique toys, trays of worn but still beautiful silver cutlery, even a complete setting of water blue dinnerware edged in gold, then Cassie gave Eleanor a small nudge. “Look at this Tea and Coffee set, isn’t it just exquisite?” Eleanor agreed, “it’s so delicate, the roses seem to almost be alive and these cups are so lightweight,” she said after carefully holding one for a few seconds. “I wonder where in the world it has come from?”

“We’ll probably never know,” said Cassie, but I bet I know who will buy it.” “Who?” said Eleanor. “Mr. Breaker,” said Cassie, “the one who bought the old mansion just outside of town. His wife is turning it into a museum and I bet she wants this in the dining room.” “How do you know?” said Eleanor. “I heard mum talking to Tom Everett who is working on the gardens there, he says the Breakers want to restore it as closely as possible to what it was a hundred years ago.”

They finished their dusting and stood for a while watching as a couple of young men arranged furniture items in the next room and began a final polishing of all surfaces. Eleanor sighed, “I wish I had enough money to bid on that dresser,” she said. “It would be perfect beside that big old bed Grandma gave me when she moved into the nursing home.” “The cherrywood or the mahogany?” said Cassie, who liked to show off her knowledge. “The mahogany,” said Eleanor. “It would be a good match,” said Cassie. “Come on, let’s lock up now and get to the bookstore.” They pulled the double doors closed and locked them with Eleanor’s key.

They soon arrived at the bookstore and headed into the café area where both of them worked on weekends. Today being Friday, they sat comfortably at one of the tables while Mary brought them toasted ham and cheese sandwiches and milkshakes. Chocolate for Cassie and vanilla for Eleanor. “After this, shall we see if the latest fiction novels have been delivered?” said Eleanor. “Definitely,” said Cassie. “I’m dying to know what’s happening in the ‘Windswept Manor’ series.