While shopping for plants recently at a local flower store, I saw a woman with ivy vines and a peony in her cart. She had been shopping in the discount area and had spent a long time looking for “the best of the rest,” some plants looking half dead. But she had found some lovely choices. After admiring her choices and a brief chat, she went to the checkout but came back quickly as she had lost her wallet. A short time later she returned with a smile and her wallet, and I told her she was lucky to get the last peony worth buying. I gave her a hug, wished her happy planting and she went on her way. After I found the best of the rest, I checked out, but when I got to my car … she had left me the last peony by our car! My heart melted! But she was gone, without a note. This is my “thank uou” note to her.

Ann Richardson

Greenfield