Mrs. Ripley looked out at the garden.  "We had someone doing minimal work with it while we were gone, but I hope to have the gardeners get back out there and make it full of color and life again.  I do love a variety of colors in the gardens, don't you?"

"We've got most of the house ready for life again now.  Though having some changes of course for Jane's bedroom and sitting room to be downstairs rather than upstairs."  Also a private bathroom for her as well, but Mrs. Ripley didn't mention that part.

"It is mainly an easy change, as we had several guest bedrooms down here,"  Jane explained.  "I am looking forward to having a lovely view from the bedroom into the garden, especially once the flowers really are going well."