Retropleasantspot

Sandy goes out to breathe the sweet air of relief where no one can recognize that this is what she’s feeling. She misses Rhett; but he’s engaged to Penny, and if the truth ever comes out, she’ll be a middle-aged single mother with no work history or source of income. And it’s not as if she doesn’t love Hamilton. If she can learn to resign herself to coming first with no one...or if she can continue to come first with Lindquist now that he’s starting to engage with the world more...if she can cut her coat according to her cloth and not be always wanting More...

nerianasims replied to your photoset “Hart Recent upheavals have left Valentine and Candy...”

My Candy's always been a good mother. She let someone who could connect with babies take on most of the childcare while her kid was a baby, rather than sticking the poor baby with a distant caretaker. Then she took over when the kid grew into someone she could see as a person. (As definitely NOT a baby person, I identify.)

Good point. Personally I’d have been a terrible mother, the kind who starts off giving too much and then having a breakdown and having nothing to give. Candy in my regular Widespot is a pretty good mom, too, all things considered. She let Goldie, Val, and Rhett do most of the raising when Arden was a baby, got a little more involved with him as a toddler, and then moved downtown with him when her income from writing books and wringing money out of Rich and Junior was secure enough.  She even fought a burglar who got too close to his room once.  She won, too.  And never told him about it, because she wants him to feel secure.

Can’t throw a party till Daytona and Hamilton get home from work.

Beech

Valentine ran out to get some clothes for his granddaughter that aren’t a pink tuxedo, and did his best to broaden his acquaintance among female elders while he was at it.

Hart

Recent upheavals have left Valentine and Candy uncharacteristically content to stay home and put their house in order.  Candy is hardly besotted with her child, but does not have the energy to want much beyond looking after her, figuring out how to use Mama’s huge kitchen, and keeping up with her favorite romance authors.  Valentine is putting his house in order and trying not to think about Mary, or any other young lady who’s still fertile, too much.