Old post cards, tin wind-up toys with rusted gears, buttons long out of fashion, ticket stubs found in a shoebox in the attic – these are the things Alice likes, not new stuff that comes sealed in plastic.

Life goes on, even when you think it can’t. Even when you don’t especially want it to.

Life goes on, even when you think it can't. Even when you don't especially want it to.

Old post cards, tin wind-up toys with rusted gears, buttons long out of fashion, ticket stubs found in a shoebox in the attic—these are the things Alice likes, not new stuff that comes sealed in plastic.

Little tape recorders, that's what kids are, Cat thought. If you want to find out what your husband is saying behind your back, play Barbie with your daughter.