`` i do n't really know how to explain it any better than that . '' `` this has my husband written all over it . he looked like a heartbroken old man . the air line was the smoothest for him , the particles around him seemed yellow . one more day , she decided , and then she 'd brave the washing machine in the basement . trees were showing the first pale blush of green and there were spring flowers blooming . he tried to describe who you were . and it was definitely coming from inside the house . 