I told my son John about that plum sauce and A.’s visit, and he emailed back, Please leave me some? I’ll be home in December!
He’s been on his mission for the Mormon Church for 18 months now. Homemade plum sauce for winter sounded t0 me like a marvelous way to anticipate and then celebrate the day he comes home. So there is now a container in the freezer marked for the occasion to come: memories, neighbors, family, fruit tree history, it’s all in that Rubbermaid, waiting and ready for him.