When Nancy’s doctor asked where she’d like to spend her final days,

she told him she wanted to return to the water garden I’d made for her.

I’m still adding dogwoods and fish pools for her

- and will continue to do so as long as I’m able.

Valerie Sonnenthal ‘s article about Nancy’s refuge appeared in The Martha’s Vineyard Times on Sept. 12, 2018, and can be read here.

I hope the following pictures of Nancy’s eden illustrate why it gave her

such pleasure and solace.