Mark Phillips' Pages: Workbook: 2/5/09: "How long has it been since you worked, ten years, then?"

Werner Drewes, "Grass and Sun (Dream in the Grass)" (1932) — Werner Drewes, *Grass and Sun (Dream in the Grass)* (1932)

February 5, 2009:

"How long has it been since you worked, ten years, then?"
"Oh, no," you tell her, figuring it out.
"Only about three. I was working when I lived in Pacifica."
Her face brightens with enthusiasm: she loves Pacifica!
But, she hushes you before you can continue.
A mother with a baby stroller has joined you; this is not a subject for children.