Sweet Delights by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Gumnut Press
Published: 2021-04-24T16:00:00+00:00

Sweet Ginger

Mickey Martin

Lachlan Fraser pulled the Range Rover up in front of the picturesque patisserie after several hours of driving from the Western District of Victoria, through Melbourne to Inglewood, that would be his new hometown, and place of employment for the duration of the job he was hired to do. His gut was telling him it was time to settle down somewhere for good, but right now, he just didn’t know where that somewhere was.

His new landlady had requested in her email that he pick up the keys to her guest cottage from her place of work. Getting out of the Rover, he stroked the glossy head of his much-loved Border Collie, Lizard, as he caught the scent of sweet spices drifting in the muggy air. His stomach rumbled in hunger as his gaze swept down the length of the small tidy town of Inglewood.

Like a lot of old gold mining towns in Australia, it was a complete dust bowl in the summer months, kept green only by hardy drought tolerant plants and proud, water-smart gardeners. He could not have been happier in that moment as he took a deep breath and stretched his stiff muscles.

Lachlan spotted two elderly ladies sitting under the patisserie porch that was dripping with blooms of wisteria. They looked sweetly comical with a finger bun raised to their mouths, hands frozen in mid-air as they sat gawking at him. He overheard one say to the other, “Betty, wipe your drool,” as she chuckled before quickly catching a dollop of cream that was about to land in her lap.

“I wouldn’t mind a bite out of that,” came her companions reply.

Lachlan hid his knowing smile as he approached them, happy to see a bowl of water sitting under the shade of the wisteria, and patted Lizard as she lapped at it gratefully.

“They look good,” he indicated to their finger buns.

“You won’t find anything as scrumptious for miles around,” One of the ladies said, sounding proud. “I’m Edna, by the way, and this is my sister, Betty.”

Betty grinned up at him as she stroked Lizard’s head.

“Nice to meet you ladies. I’m Lachlan,” he smiled, before pointing inside the patisserie. “Is Ginger in?”

“She certainly is.” Edna picked up her dainty teacup and took a delicate sip before he turned to open the patisserie door.

“Thank you, ladies. Lizard sit,” he said, admiring the dainty filigree around the painted sign that read, Ginger’s Delights, before stepping inside.

Surveying the space with a builder’s eye, he looked at the craftmanship of the counters and seating areas made from ghost gum and decorative pieces of wrought iron that wove intricately together, looking like part of the set of Rivendell in Lord of The Rings. Adorning one wall, three carriage lanterns sat between old black and white photographs of the town’s past, giving it that grand rustic vibe of days gone by. The display cases had him drooling. Not just the excellent work where carved wood met embossed glass, but the contents held within.

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