The Herald of Everett, Washington  Secret gate joins yards and
hearts  Seven years ago this summer, my family moved to Edmonds.
It took us about a month before we realized there was a secret
gate in our back yard.  Yeah, that seems like something you
would notice right away, but we didn't. A new job, a new roof, a
1-year-old Tasmanian devil; we were kind of busy.  Anyhow,
sometime that summer we discovered the mysterious gate. But it
is what was behind that gate that was so special. Our yard
joined with the yard of our neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. S.  The S's
were a retired couple who had lived in Edmonds a long time. They
knew everyone and everyone knew and loved them.  Best of all,
Mr. and Mrs. S had a grandchild my son's age. So whenever we
would hear each other outside, we would open the gate between
our back yards and the little red-headed grandson would come and
play with my blond-haired boy.  By the time I was pregnant with
my daughter, the fence between our yards was getting older and
needed to be replaced