Every house has a drawer of batteries nobody trusts and keys to locks nobody remembers.

Some of the best conversations happen in a parked car, twenty minutes after you both said you should get going.

You can spend a day trying a completely different job, with someone there to help you. What would you want to try?

Hotels will charge extra for a beautiful view and then arrange every comfortable chair to face the television.

“It wasn’t for me” is a useful distinction in a review. Not enjoying something doesn’t necessarily mean it was badly made.

You know a friend is a real one when they tell you there’s spinach in your teeth and then go right back to listening.

Somewhere, a spare button is still waiting to rescue a shirt that hasn’t been seen in fifteen years.

A supporting character can become the main reason you keep watching a show.

What have you brought home from a trip that you still use?

There’s arriving early, and then there’s arriving early enough to check whether the invitation said today.

The best part of a big family gathering is often the ten minutes in the kitchen with one person while you both pretend to look for a serving spoon.

Getting the wrong order becomes a more complicated complaint once you’ve tasted it and want it again.

What ordinary activity would become surprisingly entertaining if it had professional sports commentary?

You can finish a conversation still disagreeing with someone and be glad you talked to them.

A paper list has never interrupted me to suggest upgrading to the premium list.

Beth had thirteen names on a list and a lemon cake in mind. Then she called her sister to ask what she wanted for her birthday. “The Day She Chose,” this week’s Where Love Returns Conversation: kellystorms.com/p/the-day-sh…

A restaurant five minutes from home can spend years on the “we should try that sometime” list.

I’d rather hear “twenty minutes” once than “five more minutes” four times.

Which place you’ve visited would you happily spend a month in?

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