Q THIS MONTH WE WONDERED…

What’s your most treasured keepsake of a loved one you’ve lost?

My cousin Al was 6 years old when he started playing with foil. He loved it so much that anywhere he went, you’d have to hide it because he’d use it all! He made things with it: people, comic book characters, furniture, anything. Al was older than me, and I looked up to him; when he passed away in 2011, I was devastated. But when we cleaned out his house, we found many foil creations, and I chose to keep one rose. It sits on an altar in my living room next to a picture of my dad, who was Al’s favorite uncle. CHRISTAL WHITE South Orange, New Jersey White violet plants from my grandmother’s garden. She sent them to me about 40 years ago. Every spring when I see them, it’s like…

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