- LOUISA -

It might be storming outside, but I'm determined to make today a little brighter.

"I have a surprise for you," I tell Ward.

It took me half an hour to find him after I put Ramona down for her afternoon nap. Even though I've insisted that he take a break from his restoration projects, Ward has continued to work, and I find him retouching the paint in a bedroom in the eastern wing. He's currently perched on a ladder with a paintbrush in his ...