This year we were asked to donate a gift certificate to a fundraising event for the Boston Fire Department’s Firefighters Scholarship Fund, and we of course were delighted to comply. In the spring we planted a memorial tree on Beacon Street in honor of Lieutenant Edward J. Walsh Jr., and Firefighter Michael R. Kennedy, who lost their lives fighting a blaze at that location in 2017, and we received in turn an organizational award from Local 718 of the IAFF. The sweet young man who won the certificate asked that we create a traditional wreath for his mother, and a wreath with a seaside theme for his aunt. Below is the seaside wreath – the decorator found shells, along with a marine blue bow and dried materials reminiscent of a shoreline garden. We thank all our first responders for the work they do on our behalf.