Grace

Immaculate place settings greet my sister and I in the green, green dining room; carpet, drapes, wallpaper all shades of a placid sea green. Great Aunt Alice is busy heating the water for oatmeal. For each of us, she doles out one or two prunes into a small china bowl. And for her, there is piping hot tea. Well past 95 years old, she hosts us with a grace she's held since birth.