This will end. Let's do it well.
Before the Gloves Come Out
Before the Gloves Come Out
Before the Gloves Come Out
Before you tend a garden, you prepare the ground. Elder care is no different. You gather tools, learn the soil, and accept what you’re working with — because once the season turns, there’s no time to pretend you’re ready.
Hands in the Dirt
Before the Gloves Come Out
Before the Gloves Come Out
What matters most is attention — showing up, adjusting to the weather, and knowing when to stop forcing blooms that aren’t coming back. This is about tending, not fixing.
After the Garden Closes
Before the Gloves Come Out
After the Garden Closes
Afterward comes the quiet work: paperwork, decisions, sorting what’s left, and figuring out who you are without the role you’ve been living in. Like a garden after harvest, this is a season of clearing and closure, not growth — and it deserves just as much care.