Jump into the car with Jenny to seek the unexpected. In Kennebunkport, a sign reads “Garden Party.” We look at each other, smile, and turn right. We follow our noses behind a brick colonial. Our frayed jeans stand out amidst floral dresses and hats. In a white billowy tent, sculpted baked goods beckon from prim porcelain stands. Jenny poses, doing her silly gawp face in awe of carrot cake. Behind her, George and Barbara Bush enter. Nearby, two Secret Service agents eye us. George leans to Jenny, still posed, sweet slice halfway to her lips. “How’s the cake?” he asks.
Betsy Ellor is a novelist and the senior editor for Words Unbound Studio. She lives in the woods of Massachusetts and looks forward to road trips being a thing again. Twitter & Facebook: @bewordsunbound.