Already Home. Susan Mallery

These look delicious.” Robyn lifted the plastic wrap and sniffed. “You’re killing me, you know that, right? Those brownie-cookies were beyond wonderful. I bought the bag of ingredients and made them over the weekend. It was really easy. What a great idea.”

      “Violet came up with it. We’re going to keep offering premeasured ingredients with recipe cards. And not just desserts, for actual meals.”

      “It’s perfect,” Robyn told her. “I’m tired when I’m done working and I don’t want to think up what to cook and then have to stop at the store. This is nearly as easy as fast food, but healthier and fresh. Not to mention, it will impress my boyfriend, T.J.”

      The front door opened and several older women entered. Robyn waved.

      “A few of my regulars,” she said in a low voice.

      “You have a great store,” Jenna told her, looking at all the bins filled with yarn. “It makes me want to learn how to knit.”

      “We have beginner classes starting all the time. My grandmother teaches them. She’s incredibly patient.”

      “I’d like to try.” She thought about the classes she had lined up at her own store. “Maybe when things calm down a little.”

      “Don’t hope for that,” Robyn said with a smile. “Not in retail.”

      “Good point. How about when my schedule starts to make sense?”

      “Better.”

      Jenna excused herself and returned to her store. Violet had already set up for the class, and several women and men chatted by the chairs. She saw her mother and waved.