Precious Garden: A Quilt of People

I have been so sad that a few of my favorite children are moving away. I am shy about showering them with gifts of my illustrated children's books but on the other hand I want to stay in touch and this might be a way they will remember us. It means so much to me to watch families growing up. The three families that are leaving town are on my walk. My dog Lily and I are "sidewalk friends" with all the kids and their parents.

My community built by walking, is my garden, and the children are my precious plants.

I feel like a piece of red thread sewing a huge patchwork quilt, walking three miles a day for 26 years.