The craic went well into the wee hours of the morning before everyone headed to their rooms for a sweet night of slumber. Grace was the last one to bed after clearing off the table and getting the last of the dishes washed. She checked her menu for breakfast in the morning and headed to her room on the main floor, setting her clock for 6:00am. There would be very little sleep tonight, but she was really enjoying herself.
Six o'clock came quickly and Grace hopped out of bed, quickly showered, and threw on some jeans and a sweater. In the kitchen she started some water boiling for tea, set the table with tea cups, milk and sugar and headed back to the kitchen to start the scones. This time there was no mess and the scent of baking wafted throughout the cottage.
Grace set the rest of her supplies out so she could quickly make her eggs, toast and bacon for her guests. She could hear the showers running from upstairs and knew her friends were getting up. She wished she had some fresh flowers for the table. Something she had not thought of before. If only the garden in the front of the cottage was planted as it used to be, she would have some beautiful roses for the table.
The timer going off brought her back to the reality of the kitchen and she pulled the scones from the oven and took them to the table just as Kelly arrived downstairs.
“I can't remember when I've had such a wonder sleep. Must been the great country atmosphere.” Kelly was just bubbling. “Wow, fresh baked scones. Grace you are going to spoil us.”
The stairs rumbled as the rest of the group arrived in the dining room. Grace took orders and headed to the kitchen to add eggs, toast and bacon to the table for breakfast. Erin, Keith, Anna, Kate and Barry all raved about how well they slept, and how comfortable the rooms were. They were obviously enjoying their stay.
“Don't get to relaxed,” Grace warned as she put the food on the table. “Remember you are here to give me a hand to get this place in shape so I can put it on the market to sell. We have a full of day work here. So make sure you have enough energy to get through at least until lunch.”
“Grace, at least give us some time this morning to recover from last night,” Keith pleaded as he poured another cup of tea.
“So while you are all enjoying your last cup of tea for now, I've got a list of things and assignments for today. If we get it all done, we can party again tonight,” Grace stated as she passed out the list of things that needed to be done.
“Boy, just like work, Grace is organized and in charge of getting things done,” laughed Barry.
Everyone finished their tea and headed toward their assignments as Grace cleared the table from breakfast, did more dishes, and headed to join the others. She was already feeling the exhaustion from a lack of sleep and all the cooking she had done since the night before.
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