Oleta..
A woman so dedicated to her roses. She knew all the cultivar names and the histories behind the names. She welcomed us first to her garden, to weed; and then to share stores, and oh, the stories; she was a good storyteller. She taught her children well – as they all welcomed us, the traveling strangers who would appear and disappear during the last four years.
Thank you Oleta, for sharing yourself and your love of the earth. May you go where the roses are always blooming, free from the pain you endured for so many years, and where freedom and justice flourish. I am glad to have spent such wonderful time with you, and I miss you.
Roberta Greenspan