We've lived in this house for 28 years;
for 28 years we've needed a railing on the steps:
For Uncle Grant,
for Aunt Mar, Aunt Olive,
for us.
"Now I can carry things to the car," Ed brags
as we pack to leave for vacation.
It was the visiting teachers who motivated us
to finally install the railing
as I watched them help each other
up and down the precarious steps.
Annette is 80
(we're almost twins)
and Jean is 77 with knee injuries and macular degeneration.