Tell me about your hike...

I can't say that it was an easy weekend in Boston, but Barbara had so many incredible friends, and they helped to ease the transition. She had such a deep impact on so many lives. Wherever she went, and whatever she touched, her mark was indelible.

Her apartment in Watertown was no exception. Barbara knew furniture and design. It was her business for so many years, and it became a part of her. To sit in her apartment is to visit with her; it is such a connection. I don't envy those that remained behind to begin the process of dismantling it all.

Barbara was an avid hiker. When she was too sick to venture out, she'd want to hear every detail of her friends' hikes. Her wishes were to have the family scatter her ashes along her favorite trail, and we're meeting next month to take her on that last hike. A bench is being installed, in her name, along the trail. The inscription will read:

Sit here and tell me about your hike.