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Con loved the roof. His building was near the city center, standing several stories high.
It was his refuge. Quiet, delightfully desolate. All the noise and chaos below didn’t touch him.
He took his guitar that day. Needed some music
To his complete surprise, his chair was not empty when he closed the door to the stairway and turned around. A gorgeous vision sat there. He blinked, thinking he was hallucinating.
She blinked, fearing she had crossed a line.
“Hi,” he grinned. I’m Con. Who’re you?”
“Selma.” Blushing.
“Welcome to my roof, Selma. You live here?”
Just Writing! 
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Mike, I considered using the song, but I figured everyone else might have the same idea. As it happens, no one I’ve read up to the point has used it 🙂
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Mike, this video came up as “unavailable,” so substituted another one.
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Paradise gardens in the sky
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Dear Linda,
Now there’s the epitome of a rooftop experience. 😉 Hope they make beautiful music together. Lovely story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I hope so too 🙂 Thanks, Rochelle.
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I had The Drifters in my head as soon as I saw your title.
Sweet story, Linda
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So did I, but I figured others would also use the song, so I didn’t. My son, however, posted it in his reply 🙂
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a nice little scene. We’ve noticed during our enforced stay at home how much more we are seeing of our neighbours too – and some faces we hadn’t noticed in the street!
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Yes, same here. We’re in an older development on the outskirts of our town, with the houses a fair distant apart, and we see people walking that we’ve never noticed before.
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Hey you never know where romance and even true love may strike. Maybe they’ll even end up Under the Boardwalk one of these days.
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Or In their Room 🙂
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No matter how hard you try, romance will find you! Selma is a resourceful woman, engineering that meeting with Con!
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Bingo! She’s not a sneaky manipulative girl, but she’s willing to take a chance 🙂
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A guitar, a lady. Nice one. And I’m pleased with your comment on my blog. I even made sure the prompt photos are nice and big now, to divert. I’ve been using that name and similar image since I published and edited a UK small press mag in the 1980s.
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Just curious–has anyone else besides me commented on your snake? And please be assured, I’m not asking you to remove it–especially when it’s something of a trademark for you. I just seriously HATE the things, terrified of them. Not much else that I fear, but snakes? Yeah genuine fear 🙂
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My dad was obsessed with that song for a while.
We saw the same thing in this picture.
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Beautiful story! 🙂 ❤
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Thanks. This tired old world needs some beauty, and a reminder that there is still excitement out there.
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Yes, we do, everyday. The endless hours of quarantine are really trying on people.
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Our stories share a title. I enjoy the impromptu beginnings of a romance here. “Love in the time of….” is a story they can tell their grandkids 🙂
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Yes. Along with “You were born nine months after they lifted the quarantine.” 🙂
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🙂
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how lovely. so what now? i’m waiting for the sequel. 🙂
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You may be waiting for a while 🙂
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Such a sweet tale. We all need more of the feel good stuff these days.
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This could be the start of something big. I hope so for both their sakes.
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Perhaps a “viral” romance 🙂 Forgive me!
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Seems we both used songs and had love in mind this week 🙂
What a lovely story, Linda.
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Yes we did! Enjoyed yours very much, and thanks 🙂
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I think we both are optimists 😉
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You more than I, but yes. I do try to keep a positive attitude–a gratitude attitude, if you will. Especially in times of crisis. But working in a counseling office did refine that optimism into a more realistic outlook, perhaps a little less “pie-in-the-sky” than I was before. I also have the unfortunate ability to be extremely critical and doomygloomy. Isn’t it strange that we can carry complete opposites within our own personality? I’m learning, though, that happiness, joy, gratitude are choices we can–and should–choose on purpose.
Well, I sure went off of a rabbit trail!
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I am more of a realist who chooses to focus on the positive while acknowledging the negative but not allowing it to take over… 😉
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Right in the middle of all these posts about Optimism and Young Love Amongst the Roofing Tiles, I get a blog post from Mom saying, “One of you is a devil!”
Bahahahaha!
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Buahahaha!!
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No connection whatsoever. you goofball. You make it sound like that post was addressed personally to you. Sometimes. . . .
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It seems that love is on the cards, or should that be the roof.
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Maybe both 🙂
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Ooooh maybe more rendezvous(s) in the future!
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I hope so 🙂
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And he’s got his guitar all ready for an impromptu serenade! Nice 🙂
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I hope he can sing. I had an almost-boyfriend once who loved to strumstrumstrum but he couldn’t carry a tune. And the strum alternated among three chords. BOOOOrrring.
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Ohhhh, NICE! Start of a very intriguing story, Linda! Would like to know more.
How have you been?
Five out of five “Up On The Rooooof”
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We’re doing just fine, thank you 🙂 At our age, we really don’t mind staying home. I hope you and yours are all keeping well.
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“Welcome to my roof” I love that. I wonder if that would make a song too.
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Why not? We have songs about everything else under the sun 🙂
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This sounds like a perfect place… who needs to travel
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Yes. Except I’ve always wondered how hot those roofs might become under summer’s relentless heat!
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A sweet meeting!
Perhaps the start of many
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A lovely feel good story Linda, and how romantic !
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Wow lucky man. Sounds like they will enjoy many pleasant moments together
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Sweet story, made me smile.
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Yay! I love making people smile 🙂
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