Living with Bob and "Al"

Sheri  was only able to bring a few plants with her from her "Life through the Fence Post " garden.The garden she had to leave behind with the foreclosure of their family home. She has been waiting patiently to see if any of them survived the hasty transplant in November right before the frozen tundra froze over. About three weeks ago she was thrilled to see that her clematis was growing quickly up the arch in her new "not quite her garden' garden. There were several small and weak vines but none the less it made her heart happy, it gave here a feeling of a re-birthing of sorts and it had the first tiny flower bud on it. Yesterday afternoon Bob was trying to do something nice for Sheri. "Al" had the weed whacker and in just an instant the clematis was gone. Anger swept over her and she wept. She realized it was not just about the clematis, it was about all the things it represents.The loses this past year and the feeling that Alzheimer's has ripped the roots of her life right out of the ground. At least the clematis ... will grow back.