[h2] [centre] [color=f49ac2]Astrid Peterson[/color][/centre] [/h2] [h3] [centre] [color=C0C0C0] Durins Cottage, Towards a Rainy village centre[/color][/centre] [/h3] [i][centre][h3] Dates, Drizzle and Dogs[/h3][/centre][/i] [hr] Astrid had a busy few days, after the party was over it was back to work and several deliveries later, running the mine was fairly expensive and paperwork meant the week had been a long one. Waving off one of the larger trucks that was hauling away excess rock towards one of the bigger towns and watching Fluffy lazing half asleep on porch away from the rain. Yep one of those days, if only she could nap like that and not have to worry about work! Heading in, Astrid remembered the young girl who had wandered in and probbly should ask how she was doing. She looked a right mess and needing some care and a loving home. Someone in thr village would help her, it was that kind of place. Remembering the last trip into town the paint for the windows, and other bits for the cottage would take a few days to arrive. When she first restored the cottage it was barely habitable, floors back to dirt, windows barely more than rot and broken glass and more leaks in the roof than a sieve. Now it was very much diffrent, new windows, pink door made from old mine timbers, heavy and warm, everything had been repaired and rebuilt, the fire now with a regular hot bed of embers keeping the outlying cottage warm and welcoming. [i][color=f49ac2]Easy life for some Fluffy, your a spoiled lady sometimes! [/color][/i] Heading inside to change out of her work overalls and boots to try and look somewhat decent for her date. Wow.. Date, was this the same Astrid. A few weeks ago she never of thought it would be going this well. The rain, what did you wear, what was practical, pretty and warm? What he wear, what did a fashion designer wear social, so many questions. Not ernough answers. Deciding she had to make some effort, and having cleaned her pale coat from earlier, she headed into the bedroom tucked back into the back of the cottage, it's a joining ensuite had been a flight of fancy as she lived alone but it was a nice luxury. Dressing in jeans, and finding a umbrella she stole from her sister. The same white coat from the party looked cute, and abit of a effort with boots, a rare non work pair. Putting on light make up, not expertly or much, but ernough to shoe a effort even if hardly Cindarella. Heading out and throwing some more coal on the simmering fire, it would stay warm and burn slowly over a few hours and keep thr cottage warm while she was gone. Nudging Fluffy awake, and laughing at her response of giving a double take in dog. [i][color=f49ac2]Hey! Don, t give me that miss! I know I Don, t dessert up that often, I'm still Astrid. Come on girl. It's only light rain and your a newfoundland! [/color][/i] Smiling and heading out followed by her oversized freind, Astrid rarely ever bothered with a lead, she was way too powerful for a start and calm ernough anyway that it was not needed majority of time. If she wanted to go off in one direction, Astrid would not have strengh to stop her. Even with a umbrella and coat the drizzle was fairly heavy though nothing like the storm coming that night. Boots low heals crunching on the gravel path into the village and Fluffy splashing through puddles, it certainly was a refreshing walk, if only a little wet. Walking into the village centre she saw Waconia and waved over on her meandering way to the fashion boutique, seeing it just across the way and hoping Alexander would be there. She probbly should have called ahead... Calling over to Waconia and smiling seeing her dressed in a practical raincoat with a slight look of frustration? Or just annoyed at rain? [i][color=f49ac2]Hey, nice day, if your a duck... Maybe a newfoundland. Goddess be... You know how that kid was doing?... Oh, and bar keeps Gossip... I have a date, thanks for telling me about party. It kinda went.. Rather well. Il always have a pot waiting if your ever up by the mine. [/color][/i] Fluffy bounded about and was splashing in a large puddle in front of boutique, still very much a puppy at heart, she could not ignore a good splash about. She had been so good at the party, letting her off abit to have fun was well deserved. In a far field was the farm worker from thr party was toiling in the rain and working in the fields. Did they not most people took Sunday off and working in this weather. It was a sure fire way to be liebig in bed for a few days with a cold. It would get worse and the weather was not going to let up for hours, the storm coming. Hopefully they had sense to quit before the worst of the weather broke. For the most part Astrid was glad of her thick stone walls. Slow to heat and annoying thr winter, they felt so much more secure and homely in the harsh weather. Coming out abit fast. Astrid was nervous and excited about a date, the village life was going well and maybe a freind in Waconia. For the first time since leaving thr city she felt like this place could be home. [hr] [@MissCapnCrunch][@Howilng Zinogre][@Simple Unicycle][@LightningMaiden] [hr]