In her 1913 poem, "Sacred Emily", Gertrude Stein wrote, " A rose is a rose is a rose". That expression has been used by countless poets and writers to mean different things. I am using it here to express our appreciation for neighbor Chuck Matzke bringing over a beautiful bouquet of roses yesterday afternoon for Elaine. Chuck and Jan are well known for their rose gardens which are enjoyed my many people as they pass by their beautiful home at Columbia Avenue and Seward Street. Elaine is feeling better but wasn't up to going to Church yesterday morning. When the Matzke's noticed that she wasn't with me, they felt that a bouquet of roses might speed her recovery. Chuck walked them over and they have hardly been out of Elaine's sight since. "A rose by any other name would still smell as sweet" according to Shakespeare but A Rose is More than a Rose when a bouquet of them are walked over by a concerned neighbor to someone recuperating. Thanks
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