beds with her map. When we finished, we identified exactly 286 destroyed or uprooted plants.
That number gave me an idea.
Using Grandma’s old seed box, I prepared 286 numbered packets containing seeds, bulbs, cuttings, or replacement roots for everything Kelsey had ruined.
At the bottom, I placed a laminated copy of Grandma’s map. On top, I attached a plaque:
**RESTORATION KIT.**
A courier delivered it to Kelsey the next afternoon.
Less than an hour later, she called.
“What did you send me?”
“My wedding gift.”
“You sent me dirt!”