Field and Garden: No other flower than a rose

My mother-in-law, Marge Jacobson, owned and operated the flower shop in Langdon for 31 years. She passed away last February, aged 95.

Sometimes our lives go in unexpected directions.

In 1967, Marge and her husband Floyd were raising four children. Floyd was a carpenter, and Marge earned extra income for the family by operating a cake decorating business out of their home.

One day Marge learned tha...