Daffodils were blooming in Katrin’s kitchen garden and soft breezes ruffled the clothes drying on the line. The beginning of another...

Sometime after the funeral, soon after Twelfth Night, Madame Neil and Katrin quarreled. The precipitating event was Katrin’s desire to...

Adam was encouraged by the spirit of harmony in his new family. Madame Niel and her daughter-in-law cooperated in the managing of the...

Adam completed his training and prepared to take over the trade. More and more Monsieur Niel deferred to Adam in the day-to-day...

That following May, late on a fine spring afternoon, after closing the shoemaker’s shop, Adam visited the inn for his daily refreshment....