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By the lake in Winter

It is winter time during the day.  I am down at the lake and am actually on the lake.  It is partially frozen over and I think I am skating on it.  I see a girl with a friendly face wearing a bonnet that has a light plum and periwinkle ruffle on it.  Her eyes are clear and crisp and she smiles at me pleasantly.  She is wearing a winter coat and skates, but I can't seem to take my eyes off her face.  She appears to be about 17 years old.  She has one of those muff things that she is keeping her gloved hands warm in.  Her face is oval shaped and I think her hair is brown and a few curls are peeking out from the bonnet.  I seem to be completely mesmerized by her.  She skates by me looking at me and I am following her eye move, but I don't think I am moving.  I am just standing there.  She skates in a circle nearby and is completely at ease on the ice.

I can vaguely see others about 50 yards away also skating further down the shore.  She skates up close to me and stretches her hands out to me and I feel my body stiffen up for some reason.  She looks at me re-assuringly with a calm confidence of her skill and comfort on the ice.  I look down at her grey gloved hands.  Her coat matches the bonnet that she is wearing.  It is mostly periwinkle with a light plum ruffle accent.  He hands look very small and delicate.  She takes a hold of my hand and I feel suddenly uneasy.

I look up at her and I think she wants me to go skate with her.  I am wearing a tan wool coat and dark brown leather gloves.  I think I lose balance.  I am suddenly looking at the ruffles on her skirt and her coat.  She is wearing light grey shoes (lace up boots) that match her gloves and a pair of skates are attached to these shoes.  Her stalkings are white and I can see some of the white lace from her underskirts.  I kinda smile and look up at her and she bats down her skirt and moves a little away from me, and I start to laugh.  I must have said something that let her know what I was looking at.

I get myself back up and look down at my feet and make some comment and I think I realize that my ice skates are not firmly attached to my shoes and adjust them.  I hear one of my sisters shreking or laughing loudly down where the others are.  I think it is late afternoon.  The sky is over cast.  I think it will be soon time for all of us to go and have some hot spiced wine or something like.  The girl in periwinkle circles me and I finally get up and she wants to go over where the others are and puts her hand out for me to grab.

I am having a hard time skating, but I have the impression that I know how to skate very well.  I wonder if I had hurt myself and was not fully healed.  My right ankle comes to mind.  It's sore.  I try to do a skating maneuver and I almost lose my balance again and she comes over and helps steady me.  She's about six inches shorter than me.  She has a lovely face with beautiful skin.  I like it when she grabs a hold of my arm and skates close to me although I am a little concerned that I might knock her down in my clumsy state.

It starts to snow lightly.  That real fine snow when it is real cold.  I can see flakes momentarily on the fur of my coat collar.  I think I might be wearing a fur hat that matches the collar of my coat.  I don't think I like wearing the hat, but I am glad I did this time.  I can stay outside longer and be with the girl in the periwinkle coat. I really want to show off for her because I know I can skate backwards and do a few simple tricks, but my ankle just won't let me.  I promise her next time that I will be more fun to skate with and she tells me that she doesn't mind.

When I think back on the first part of the memory and how clearly I could see her face, I can almost see our home on the hillside nestled in the tall trees.  It is on a hilltop that is just below a small mountain that is covered with trees and appears to be apart of a series of mountains and hills that are all cover with tall dark pines and other trees, but mostly pines since they remain green and the area near our home is lush and green still.  Our home from the distance appears to be about three stories tall and has a greyish look to it.  The lake is west of the residence on the hillside.

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