I said: yes.
She said: when does that stop.
I said: I don’t know. I haven’t figured out how to stop reaching and I’m not sure stopping is actually the goal.
She looked at me.
She said: what do you mean.
I said: I think the reaching is the same thing as the building. I think they come from the same place. I think if I figure out how to stop reaching entirely I might also stop building.
She thought about this for a moment.
She said: that’s either very wise or very convenient.
I said: probably some of both.
She put the flowers in a vase and the pie on the counter and she said: okay. Then we keep reaching. But we also have guests coming in two hours and the potatoes aren’t going to peel themselves.
We cooked.
By six o’clock the house was filling up.
