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about
anywhere in town.
    “Don’t you just love
days like this?” she asked him as a soft breeze blew thru the trees, lifting
her hair, which in the sunlight was a beautiful shade of dark brown.
    “Yes, I don’t get out
much during the day though, I mean I can see everything from my window, but as
far as being out in this nice air and all, I don’t get the chance much. It’s
always a meeting here or a conference there, but it is nice being out here,
especially with you.” Collin smiled over at her as she laughed a bit. “So where
are we going?”
    “To the farmers’
market, I go there when some of the vendors make food for everybody to sample.
There is someone I want you to meet; she makes some of the best food around.” As
they continued walking they saw some of the local farmers with their fruits and
vegetable out for viewing and buying. A delicious aroma hit Collin’s nose as
they came across a lady who was stirring something in a big pot.
    “Regina, oh Gina, it’s
so good to see you girl!” the woman said as she came from around the pot and
gave Regina a big hug. She looked at Collin with a smile and in a distinctive
Caribbean accent asked, “Who this you got with you now?”
    “This is Collin Noonan,
he works in my building. Collin, I want you to meet Mrs. Ramona, probably the
best cook I’ve met around here since my mom. She cooks some of the best food
from the island ever.”
    “Nice to meet you Mrs.
Ramona, whatever you’re cooking is making my mouth water and my stomach growl,”
he told her as he took her hand and kissed it lightly causing her smile to grow
into a grin.
    “Girl, handsome and a
gentleman and he works with you. You best snatch him up, woman, before someone
else does. So what can I get for you both today?”
    Walking over to the
pot, Collin deeply inhaled the aroma that was steaming from it. The food
smelled so good, he had to ask, “What do you have in the pot Mrs. Ramona?”
    “It’s some of my famous
stew; it has a little bit of everything in it. All home grown vegetables from
my garden as well as some of the spices too. Everything is done up just right. Would
you like a taste of it?” she asked him while she got a cup and ladled some into
it. She added a spoon and handed it to him. After Collin took a sip of the
broth and a bite of the chicken and vegetables, he knew he was in love with
this stew.
    “This is amazing; I’ve
never tasted anything so good. Here have a taste,” he told Regina as he took a
spoonful and let her taste as well.
    “I told you it was
good, we’ll take two of the stew and some bread as well Ramona,” Regina said as
she helped herself to the iced tea.
    Once they paid, Ramona
said, “I hope you enjoy it and do please come back for me food now!”
    “Thanks!” Collin
followed Regina toward a tree that stood by itself near a small field. Setting
the cups on the ground, she opened her bag and pulled out a blanket and laid it
out before him. As he sat, he handed her the soup and she gave him tea. At
first they ate in silence, well Regina was silent; Collin’s groans of pleasure filled
the air as he enjoyed the stew.
    “I guess you like it
huh?” She giggled.
    He stopped eating for a
moment, realizing how he had been acting and laughed a bit himself.
    “I’m sorry but I
haven’t had anything like this in a while. I used to go visit my mom every
couple of weeks or so and she would always make my favorite thing in the world,
colcannon. You see, being the eighth of ten brothers, you don’t get the chance
to eat much.”
    “Ten, did you say ten
brothers? That must have been a hectic life dealing with all of that.”
    He chuckled a bit and
wiped his mouth.
    “Yeah, but we did have
fun though, even when we didn’t have much, which was basically every other day.
Do you have any brothers or sisters?”
    “No, I was an only
child and as far as my parents, they both passed away years ago.”
    He felt bad for even
asking her because the question