Twelve Days After My Husband Died, My Neighbor Stripped Every Fruit Tree Bare—Then She Told Me Why

Patrick hated waste.

That won.

PART 20 — WE PRESERVE THE HARVEST

There was too much fruit for us.

We made applesauce.

Pear butter.

Pie filling.

Dried apple slices.

I froze cherries.

Neighbors bought jars for a local school fundraiser.