Warmth

Minnesota is the only place cold enough to hold a warmth like yours.

Long sunny days sorting pebbles at the lake.

Hot blueberry pancakes right off the griddle.

Silly summer tea parties: floppy bows on golfing bags. Fancy cucumber sandwiches. Sweety never misses.

Lazy afternoons under sunbeams in your study.

Cozy Christmas mornings showing you our loot.

The heart glow of 100 special conversations shared in confidence. I am 5, 10, 34 years old, but for that brief, magical moment I feel like an actual grown up.

You may have whirled into our lives on an April blizzard Grandma, but your legacy a zephyr: comforting, playful, warm.