unexpected delivery service
They always show up at the right time, even though they are most often unexpected.
They always know precisely the right thing to bring. Chocolates or caramels or skeins of technicolor yarn. Glass bottles of cherry-flavored soda. Long stems of bright blooming flowers.
They do not tell you who your gift is from. There is never a card.
They refuse any offer of payment.
They simply hand the flowers or sweets or tokens to you, request politely that you add your name to the list of signatures they carry on a well-worn clipboard, and wish you well.
Then they ride off on their bicycles to brighten someone else’s day.
About flax-golden tales. Photo by Carey Farrell. Text by Erin Morgenstern.