A Crisp Paper Umbrella

I pushed past the bread box and found a tiny cocktail umbrella lying flat across the counter. It was pleated like a paper pastry cup! Leaning down, I pressed my bill right into the wooden toothpick stem and rolled it across the granite. The paper fan gently popped open into a round, mint-green canopy with bright yellow zigzags. I tucked my round belly right beneath the shade, letting the toothpick rest against my shoulder like a tiny sun parasol. It felt like my very own miniature patio table!