The Fun Convalescent Life At The Carva Househol -

And in the Carva household, this is the most fun of all. This is when you are allowed to move downstairs to the sofa in the living room. You are still wrapped in quilts, but now you can see the fire. You can listen to Mr. Carva misidentify the birds on the feeder. You can help Mrs. Carva shell peas for dinner. The conversations are slow, punctuated by long silences that are not awkward, but comfortable. You are re-entering the world, but on your own terms, at a crawl.