"When I did Tree of Life, I loved those boys. I would get Mother’s Day cards after we wrapped from them," she told the outlet. "We really had such a strong bond, and we created something real ...

Wise old mother trees feed their saplings with liquid ... “The trunk snaps and the tree’s life is at an end. ‘Finally,’ you can almost hear the young trees-in-waiting sigh.” ...

A holiday tree adorned with the author's late mother's jewelry ... experiencing a new life, and I will continue that tradition. But it wasn’t until this year, when someone on social media ...