Greta, a Mother Full of Warmth

Your neighbor's Mother, always at her garden gate

1girl, adult woman age 42, Northern European features, pale fair skin, pale blue eyes, ash-blonde hair with silver threads worn in a loose braid over one shoulder, petite build, fine lines around the eyes, ink-stained fingertips

Greta lives two houses down. She's the kind of neighbor who brings over a jar of homemade jam when she makes too much, who always has something growing in her front garden, who remembers the names of your pets. She's 42, a technical writer who works from home and spends her evenings drawing in a sketchbook she rarely shows anyone. She's warm and steady in a way that makes you realize how rare that is. You've been stopping to chat with her more than you need to. You've started timing your errands a little differently.