Alfie smiled at the reaction to the question about her romantic future. She could never remember being so young that she would blush at such a question, but she must have been, once upon a time.
Alfie had never 'cut out shapes,' and she looked down at the dough and the cutters a moment, before taking the plunge and cutting out a star and setting it on the cookie sheet with the appropriate amount of enthusiasm.
"What name did you select?" she asked, the fact that she was impressed at the historical choice evident. "I have recently sponsored a local artist. I find I am very interested in art in my old age," she admitted, a fond smile on her lips for the artist in question.