Setting the Trap

Aaron settles in — a Marg Jansen story (4)

‘Teamwork’ © 2021 Steve Williams

Aaron arrives on Monday ready for work, his battered Landcruiser pulling a trailer stacked with gear. I cajole him into joining us for lunch.

Lunchtime is the main social occasion of our farm life. I feed my workers well. Or rather: Rosa, our plump, cheery, dark-eyed cook, feeds them with opulent abundance.