GS-At the Christmas celebration, I overheard my daughter-in-law proudl…

the cold.

The air moved through the rooms and carried out the stale smell of other people’s plans.

I walked from room to room making notes. The guest sheets had been replaced. A lamp was missing. Someone had chipped a plate from the blue set Thomas’s sister gave us years ago. The white curtains had been packed into a closet and replaced with beige linen.continue reading …