A tidy chin for the man of the house
Thành grows a beard the way some men take up hobbies, seasonally and with great optimism. Every few months it…
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Washing for a child with tender skin
Monday is washing day here, not because anyone decided it but because the weekend leaves a basket that cannot be…
The little spray I keep in the drawer for scraped knees
Kẹo came in from the garden holding his knee with both hands, walking the careful, stiff-legged walk that children do…
The scent on his coat
There is a coat that lives on the hook by our door, and most mornings it leaves the house before…
Giving the garden back to itself
The patio went first. It always does. A pair of secateurs left on the bench, then a bag of compost…
The cotton quilt that made the bed feel like a room again
For most of the winter the bed was a heap of practical things. A duvet we were not ready to…
