The second week in March, my wife and I visited our son at his home in Nellysford, Virginia. We were on a mission to assist him in selling his house, packing things and placing them in storage. It wound up being an adventure; our youngest daughter took charge of the What, Where and Do It Now!
Part of my wife’s chore was to see that the gardeners made the yard and gardens look beautiful.
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