The Cat hid in the empty cake box placed on the kitchen table – it was to be washed and filled with Xmas biscuits not yet baked. Its lid was inlaid with snowflakes. The Ave Maria performed by the Viennese choir was playing and the whole downstairs was filled with the aroma of her famous Linz recipe stars.
“Emma?”
“Yes?”
It was her husband´s voice, and he was now standing in the door holding a package in both hands, a smile half curious, half amused.










