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My mother moved into a new unit, and I went to visit for a couple of days. Searching for a coffee cup one morning, I sighed, “It seems like I’m always looking for something in your kitchen.”
“That’s good,” Mum said. When I looked confused, she explained, “Because when you know where to look, then it’s time to go home.”
Caroline Young
There are people who have green thumbs. And then there’s me, Mrs Black Thumb.
I didn’t think anyone else noticed until the day my elder sister visited. “I found this in the yard,” she said, handing me a large potted plant as she came in the door. “I think the wind blew it off your deck.”
“It wasn’t the wind,” my husband joked. “It jumped.”
Leslie Baker
Recently, my new girlfriend Karen got a job at a local hardware shop. “The owners don’t want us hanging out with our friends,” she said. “If you visit, tell them you’re my brother.”
On my first visit, I walked to the customer service desk and asked the older woman there, “Is Karen around?” When she looked at me quizzically, I added, “I’m her brother.”
She smiled. “What a nice surprise. I’m Karen’s mother.”
Anand Maharaj
Our 12-year-old daughter was at home with a cold, so I called to find out how she was feeling.
She said better, so I asked if she could do the vacuuming.
“Well, Mum,” she replied, “I don’t think I should. On my cold tablets it says: ‘May cause drowsiness. Do not use heavy machinery.’”
Bonnie Rolla
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