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Starke said mom, I'd like you to meet Candee, Candee this is my mom, known to her friends as Anne, with that his mom took Candee's both hands and said Anne with an e, then she said welcoht she sined a mom would smell, clean, clean laundry, and ivory soap, yet war no doubt, and that wonderful feeling offrom every pore

She said, "Would you like to co on TV, we'll call you when dinner is ready, Starke said "ok mom," his mom then put her arm around Candee's waist and ushered her towards the kitchen, and he sht, she sees exactly what I see in those honey brown eyes Anne said, "So tell me Candee do you like to cook?" Candee said "yes actually I do," although I'ht;, and would bet that I could learn much from you, it smells wonderful in here, and what a pretty kitchen, she noticed hoour, she took a seat at the island across from a stove top, and her side had a tiny sink, Anne handed her a head of lettuce and said here wash, and she laughed, as did Candee and she said, "sure thing"

Anne's meal onderful, baked ham, candied yams and so much more, Candee had to coine what a holiday is like here? Starke said, well now you have that to look forward to Anne started to carry dishes back out to the kitchen, because Sunday dinner was always in the dining room, and Candee and Starke pitched in, but then Anne said, "son take Candee out back to see our gardens, while I load the dishwasher," and he took her hand, coot to see this

As he opened the back door and she walked through she gasp, oh od this is incredible, there was a rear porch, hite wicker furniture on it, then a few steps, and she walked under an arched white trellis, that had cli roses up each side and over the top, beyond that she saw lush lawn, and sarden beds all around filled with exquisite flowers, a stone paththem, soe all around, this is breathtaking Candee said to him, "did your mother do all this herself?" No actually it's a joint venture she plans it, she points and I dig, plant, and prune "It is truly lovely" she said, as they walked on, at the rear was a gorgeous large white, gazebo, and in one flowerbed , she noticed a three tiered fountain with a darling cherub pouring water down through the petals, there was so much to take in she was speech less