A Weather Eye on the Horizon

A Weather Eye on the Horizon (4)

okay, i really have like 70 pgs typed on my computer but ill give them to you one at a time! thanks for reading!

May 26, 1720

Dear little book,

The fuss from the wedding has died down, and now things are back to normal. Except that Grandma is here now! It has been wonderful with her. She understands, I think, that I do not want to be stuck inside sewing all day, so she took me outside, and we sat on the grass. She showed me a new stitch that is actually quite fun. She makes even the most boring things enjoyable. I love Grandma. I do not understand how we never lived without her! She is the life and soul of our mealtimes and around the house, too. She fills up the empty space that Sarah's leaving created, and I think Mama likes that.

I do miss Sarah, though. It is not the same without her. I always used to talk with her at night, since we shared a room. Now I share with Grace, and sharing a room with someone seven years younger than you is not all that fun. But, I have to cope with her. What else am I to do?

May 27, 1720

Dear little book,

Sarah and John came to visit today. It was not the most fun visit, though.

I sat in the corner on a stool, working on my embroidery while the grownups talked. There has been talk of pirates lately, John informed us, and that we should be careful near the water. Mama has now forbidden me to go to the beach, which I think is a bit silly. "But surely the pirates would not know of our little cove?" I asked John.

He was serious though, and said that anything was possible, and as one in the Navy, he had experienced pirates, and knew they were "barbaric creatures with no humanity." I find that a bit prejudiced. Anyway, I doubt we'll be seeing any pirates around here. As if they would want to come to our little island!

I asked John what pirates would see in our island. He grew thoughtful, and told me that they would want the plantation money, and the riches of some of the wealthy plantation owners. I thought this was ridiculous. Do those pirates believe that they can simply come ashore, break into our houses and take our wealth from us? Perhaps pirates are none too bright. They do sound frightfully uneducated. Perhaps that is why they have such ridiculous ideas. To rob our island! The very idea makes me want to laugh.