CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
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EVERYBODY GATHERED on blankets, close enough to carry a conversation. They talked about everything and nothing.
Marjorie mentioned a few fundraisers she organized, and everyone offered their time and money to help out. Matt’s mother was a good organizer, and she chose the neediest causes to support.
Ariel spoke about a few experiments she had made with grafting some different species of plants. She was passionate about horticulture, yet, she didn’t like her present job. She felt smothered and unchallenged. Nora understood that Ariel would have loved to own a nursery one day.
Becka spoke about her classes, and Bryan seemed to know everything about it. Nora couldn’t believe that such attentive husbands existed. In her experience, men were egocentric and narciss
