A mid-evening nap in front of the television was a predictable occurrence when Joseph was home for dinner during the working week. Comfortable on her separate sofa, Anna paid no attention to the occasional snore coming from his half-open mouth. An almost empty wine glass sat within his reach on the small antique table he had inherited from her mother. Joseph enjoyed red wine with his evening meal, although Anna felt certain a third glass sipped during the late news contributed to the fit of sneezing that always followed his snooze. She had read online that red wine triggered hay-fever symptoms, particularly during spring, but her suggestions that he switch to beer for a few weeks had fallen on deaf ears.
The thump of bare feet on timber flooring alerted her to imminent explosions – Joseph
