I'd cosigned her 2nd mortgage so she could buy out her roommate. Two days later she died of a heart attack; I inherited a house and a $750/month mortgage. I'd been laid off and was living on unenployment and my 401k.
After completing the repairs, I bought 13 mimosas to plant around the house. It took 12 and I kept the 13th. A buyer showed up the week before I was going to default on the mortgage. When, the next Spring, Michelle Cook and I joined households, it was barely a nub; I doubted it would live.
It grew for about ten or twelve years then seemed satisfied. It's now over 30 years old and maybe 9 feet tall.
Kenzie's Mike died today. He was 86.
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