The hall was filled with winter coats on hooks. Old tennis rackets and wooden skis from another era leaned against the wall. Buckle-up rubber boots and unmatching mittens were piled in a big basket by the door. Wool scarves hung on a coar tree beside the basket. In the kitchen, my mother was heating red wine, orange juice, sugar, and cinnamon in an old aluminum pan. |
Uncle Roger File 3: Terminals by Judy Malloy