Although Keith and I divorced in 2007, we continue living together in the same house. Yes, I don’t always follow the “rules” but instead question whether they make sense and serve the greatest good. 

With the children out of the nest, I have reclaimed my yard. Gardens constantly push at the lawn on my little city plot as I work to fit another fruit tree or a bag of bulbs or more vegetables into already cramped quarters. The plantings come together (unity here, too!), and I am thrilled with my latest successes: for the first time, hundreds of delicious thumb-sized, smooth-skin kiwis, and at last, blossoms on my twelve-year-old paw paws. With the support of my friends in the Maple Leaf Garden Club, both my gardens and I flourish. Yes, life is good.