Krista is playing a beer mug with PT benefit banquet hashi to represent all the times Valerie joined her family in celebrating birthdays and other parties.
Dan is playing a paint brush and hard hat, which remind him of Valerie, the maker of things.
Donovan (and Meredith) is playing one of the buttons distributed at Valerie’s retirement party, which had pictures of her amazing art on them.
Meredith (and Donovan) is playing one of the buttons distributed at Valerie’s retirement party, which had pictures of her amazing art on them.
Keiko is playing a Japanese food box that reminds her of working alongside Valerie preparing special foods for JAMO’s annual osechi ryori fundraiser.
Karen T is playing a tagine that reminds her of the Moroccan dinner she and Valerie hosted one year as a PT fundraiser, and by extension the other dinners they hosted – dim sum several times, and once a Spanish feast!