The moment I stepped through my back door, my overnight bag slipped from my hand. A massive rectangular hole stretched across the middle of my backyard, surrounded by churned-up soil, crushed flower beds, and deep tire tracks. My roses had been buried, the lavender was gone, and mud covered the stone patio. Just two days earlier, my neighbor Mark had asked if he could use my yard for his brother’s birthday party while I was away visiting my mother….. Continue Reading 🔽
