old wooden dock.
Tall pines.
A detached garage overflowing with fishing gear nobody had properly organized since Bill Clinton was president.
The Bennett family never called it Frank’s lake house.
They just called it the lake house.
Eventually, I learned those two missing words—Frank’s house—explained almost everything.
My caregiving began after Frank slipped on ice and injured his hip.
Daniel traveled constantly for work. He was a regional vice president for an industrial building-supply company.
Meredith lived in Rochester and worked as a nurse administrator.
I worked hybrid as a
