Ned placed more flowers on her grave than on their kitchen table. Ned said love you more to empty sheets than to her freckled nose. Ned mowed the lawn on every Sunday, clipped the ferns and scrubbed the bricks. Ned watched his weight, held his tongue and always fed the dog. Ned dusted her piano and even got it tuned. Ned wore his watch, was never late, and took his time to learn her songs.