Hidden Pain, Hidden Treasures
In the springtime, my mother would bring lilacs inside, big armfuls of them, and put them in deep burgundy glass vases. Their fresh and wild scent filled the house, wafting through screen windows that had been hand-changed, from storms to screens, only weeks before. And maybe that’s why they smelled so good. In Minnesota, springtime is earned, not taken for granted....
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