Blue Spanish Eyes

In this story a middle aged women is traveling across Scotland. While there she sees many beautiful landmarks and has a difficult time understanding how the people that live there can just go on with daily life as though nothing spectacular exists. Throughout the story, the women has many flashbacks of her relationship with her mother and the past times they shared. The women was recently divorced however she felt she would be more respected telling people she was a widow. While at a train station, she happens to see a very handsome man that she later speaks with. While on the train, together they talk and play card games, getting to know each other. From talking she learns more about the man and his past. She learns that he dropped out of school at a young age, to watch afternoon movies, and that he was 25 years old. The women learned that the mans name was Donald and that he found a new appreciation for education. After learning about the man some more, she realizes that he is exactly like her son, 25 years old, named Donald, married. At the end of the story, the women decides to take more time to view the magnificent scenery, where she later meets up with the man, Donald again.