Post by mickster on Mar 26, 2006 19:09:49 GMT -5
The following is a true story. Yesterday I started my spring cleaning, tore my master suite (large bathroom, bedroom and solarium) apart and changed out all the old curtains for new ones, new color, etc., moved the furniture around, etc. It was a very windy day outside so I was totally frustated because I've been itching to get out and work in the yard, it's covered in tumble weeds and pinetree needles. We get winds at 50 to 60 mph quite frequently so I'm never surprised at what the winds blow in. Anyway, I absolutely wore myself out with spring cleaning, so, at about 6 p.m. I took a nice hot bubbly bath in the jaccuzi for almost an hour, then climbed up into my cosy bed with the fresh sheets and warming blanket which I had turned on before the bath. I turned on the tv but there was nothing worth watching, so I turned off the tv and put some Jackie Chan music in the cd player and listened to that while having a nice glass of Merlot. After a while I began to relax and get sleepy so I slid down in the bed and snuggled up to one of the down feather pillows, music still playing on the stereo. Soon I drifted off to sleep and began dreaming. I dreamed I was IC Sakai's personal gardener. Sakai-san lived in the city of Tokyo in an penthouse in the same building as his restaurant La Rochelle, with his beautiful wife, but he also had a large bungalow in the country for when he wanted to get away from the hustle and bustle of his busy life. Yours truly was the gardener at that bungalow. I heard a rumor through the grapevine (a very trusted source) that Sakai-san was going to be spending a few days at the bungalow, so, I was very excited. We had never met as I was hired by Mr. Katsuyama as the gardener. I was paid very well for my work and the property was beautiful (guess I was thinking about my own property and how so ready I am to get out and work on it if the weather ever cooperates). In my dream I knew the IC Sakai loved pink tea roses, and long-stemmed white roses (funny, these are my favorite flowers, too) so, I made sure there were several vases full of each around the house. I was outsite finishing up mowing the grass when IC Sakai pulled up in his Mercedes, with his chaufer of course. He saw me on the mower and bekoned me to him. I was extremely nervous but went to him. He introduced himself to me (can you believe he thought I might not know who he was) and invited me into the house with him. Once inside Sakai-san asked me how I liked the place. It is magnificent, I told him, and I love keeping the property looking nice. I asked if he was pleased with the way the yards and gardens looked? Sakai-san said he was very pleased as well, and expecially happy with having so many roses. He said they were his favorite flower. (I only have two rose bushes on my property, but they are exceptional). I then told him I should get back to work but Sakai-san said no, he told me to sit in the living room in front of the fire because he was going to make us something to eat.....HELLO! I almost fainted. I did as he instructed, went into the large living room, which had plushy couches and chairs and a wonderful large fireplace with a warm fire burning. There was music playing. I hated to sit anywhere because I was in my work clothes and I didn't want to get a couch dirty. Apparently IC Sakai suspected I flet like this and told me not to worry about it. I chose a seat directly in front of the fireplace, a sprawling couch made of the softest red velvet I've ever felt. IC Sakai was talking to me all the while he was cooking, asking if I liked specific seasionings, wines, etc. How could I say no to anything. After about half an hour Sakai-san's chaufer brought in trays of food cooked by IC Sakai himself, food that a patron in his restaurant would probably have to pay a thousand dollars for, there was baby lobster with creamy butter sauce, broiled fish, giant shrimp in vegetable batter which had been deep fried, and the most awesome dishes a person could imagine. Shortly thereafter, Sakai-san joined me in front of the fireplace on the couch. We ate wonderful food and drank lucious wines, talked and laughted for hours. Sakai-san put his arm around me and I sat right next to him. It was great fun until it was time for me to leave. Apparently I had ridden to work on my bicycle, so he had his chaufer put my bike in the trunk of the car and drive me home. This is when I woke up and heard Jackie Chan still playing on the stereo.....