Arianna's right. She was remarkable.

Then it hit me: the birthday rhododendron. Sawyer had found it next to impossible to believe that Judy Dean had actually been pleased when her husband had given her one of the perennial shrubs for her 50th birthday.

"It's not exactly hearts and flowers," chided Diane.

"I'm not a very 'thing' person," explained Judy. "Everything I want, I have ... I'm not that interested in things."