Catherine Ann was our first child. She was the result of a miscarried pregnancy. One of my sisters-in-law sent a stargazer lily to us in that time of sorrow. That lily has always been Catherine Ann’s Lily to me. I cannot see one without thinking of the child I never held. On the occasion of my father-in-law’s passing my wife included Catherine Ann’s Lily in a floral arrangement without my knowledge. When I saw the floral arrangement at the graveside, it was a very emotional moment for me.

Commentary on discovering how much one has amassed when moving.

Flowers at my moms garden.

His relatives telephoned to the nearest florist’s.

Sometime things are done that can’t be reversed.

Trail and error of being romantic.