Scene on east coast

The woman went into the eclectic café and ordered an upscale salad containing romaine, arugula, red leaf lettuces, dried cranberries, and cashews. It came with a slice of homemade sourdough bread.

“This salad is good,” she told her friend in a tone of disbelief, then added, “And I want this cinnamon roll I see on the menu.”

When the waiter came by to ask how everything was, the friend replied, “It’s all very good, thank you.”

The woman piped up and asked, “Can I see one of you cinnamon rolls? I want one, but don’t want a dry roll. Usually, the cinnamon rolls are dry at cafes.”

The waiter said, “I’ll bring you a roll and if you don’t like it, I won’t charge you.”

Before the roll arrived at the table, the woman’s friend quietly excused herself and went to pay the bill, making sure the cinnamon roll was paid for also.

The cinnamon roll came to the table. “Would you like some of this? I shouldn’t eat it all,” said the woman.

“No thank you,” said the friend.

The entire roll was devoured by the woman. The waiter came by and asked, “So, how was the roll?”

“It was very good, thank you,” said the woman with a heavy tone of approval.

Scene on west coast

The wife walked into her home after a long day at work. Dinner needed to be made, not only for her and her husband, but also company. Two family members were visiting from the other side of the country.

The wife went to the kitchen, followed by her sister-in-law. “How can I help?” she asked.

They looked in the refrigerator and found leftover lettuce, cabbage and sourdough bread. “I’ll slice, butter, and toast the bread, if you cut up the lettuce and cabbage,” the wife answered.

They went to work slicing and cutting, discussing their day.

Along with their husbands, they all sat down for dinner. After a brief prayer, they ate and talked about the flowers they planned on planting in the garden. At the end of the meal, the woman’s husband looked at his wife and sister-in-law and said, “Thank you for making dinner, it was delicious.”