Jonathan, with the peach basket on his lap, rolled onto the porch. There was a box of peaches, two boxes of tomatoes, a bag of onions, and a garland of garlic.
Guilty conscience?
It had always meant something special to her to be able to put something away from the winter.
/whispers/ ‘for the winter’
“Can I adopt him?” Martha said, taking hold of her husband’s hand.
“Hey, Jerome,” they heard Thomas call from the front yard. “Can you give me a hand?”

Michael