A Simple Seven Egg Painting on a Plate Changed My Family Forever

of a three-story brick apartment complex with a wide asphalt parking lot. The title across the top read: Oakhaven Commons: Senior Living Phase Two.

I opened the pamphlet.

On the inside map, where my garden and my kitchen currently stood, was a dotted red outline labeled Area of Demolition.

Beneath the map, in small, neat print, was the name of the developer:continue reading …