After lunch Nathaniel took the photo down to dust the frame.

He told Hannah that Caroline had once dreamed of a community workshop where people could learn repairs, design and basic construction skills.

He had never found time to help her plan it.

“Maybe you still could,” Hannah said.

It was not a plea for money.

It was an invitation to remember his wife through something living, instead of through rooms nobody entered.

PART 14
A Promise Put Into Writing