Lukewarm water by candlelight

Yesterday wasn't the best day.

I don't like to complain and, the truth is, I have very little to complain about.

Still, yesterday was not the best day.

I woke with a stomachache. I'd gone to bed with a stomachache, and this is not terribly unusual. My mother gets stomachaches, and now my 20-year-old niece is prey to them. Stress and irregular eating set them off, these stomachs of ours, and sometimes…