Their life
A life, in the things that were theirs.
Eleanor was born by the sea, the eldest of four. She taught third grade for thirty-eight years, kept a garden that drew the whole street to her gate, and was the kind of grandmother who always had butterscotch in her pocket. She believed the small things were the whole of a life.
“Find the smallest beautiful thing in the day, and tell someone about it.”
Eleanor, in her garden
She loved most
First light over her garden
Always carried
A handful of seeds, just in case
Known for
Feeding anyone who came to the door
Family
Two children, four grandchildren
What they loved most
Black coffee, no sugar
Her garden at dawn
A full kitchen table
Letters, written by hand
1948
Born by the sea
The eldest of four, raised on the coast.
1971
Began teaching
Thirty-eight years of third graders who never forgot her.
1996
Planted the garden
The one the whole street still stops to admire.
