Day in and day out, I'm surrounded by an endless swarm of characters. They are so varied and interesting that sometimes I find myself describing them in my head the way I would in a book.
There's Harriet, who is so outgoing that you can't help but enjoy her presence. She's the unsinkable Molly Brown of Chestertown, with a voice that's always at an 11. I know her through the music store as one of our fine students of ukulele. She's one of the few people at Washington College outside of Buildings and Grounds that I feel comfortable around.
Then there are the B&G workers themselves. Lea, a take-charge woman who takes no shit. Scottie, who always has a grin. Iwonna, the Polish immigrant who actually explained yoga to me, and Jeff the 6 and a half foot teddy bear.
The music store has it's own cast. There are all the kids, of course. They run in, and they don't know how to hold their guitars yet, but they love my boss and they love me and they love each other and it's so much fun to watch them grow and learn. My boss is scatterbrained, but he loves music and he'll do anything to let someone partake of it(usually coming out of his own pocket).
I also do my time at a bed and breakfast on the weekends. There's an old black woman there named Sherle, who calls me honey child and makes me soup. I think I've awakened her maternal instincts, because she's always trying to fuss over me. I don't let myself get too used to it, but it's also kind of a nice feeling.
The theatre group deserves a post all it's own, but that's for another day. These people fill my life with happiness and stories. Moving to Chestertown was leaving everything and everyone that I'd been near, and even though I despised Denton, it was familiar. But these people, this random assortment of characters, walk in and out of my life every day and turn this place into home.
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