Frost Heave by Charles C. Cole

Frost Heave

The widower Lester Stanhope wearied of winters, having experienced seventy-two of them, embracing instead the warmer weather, the time to putter in his gardens, a hobby developed in retirement. Many relaxing days he'd weeded and dead-headed, side by side, with his lovely wife, Margaret. The couple had met in a city park, nearly forty years before.

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Bewildering Stories, Issue 700, January 30, 2017