Michael Patrick O’Brien: Hope grows with the roses

Some unexpected graces have charmed my diligent efforts to comply with our governor’s stay-at-home and work-at-home coronavirus directives. They are the rose bushes growing just outside my makeshift office window.Our cozy home has two floors. For many years, I’ve had a study/office on the main floor, but it runneth over with the telltale signs of my book-writing and blog-composing hobbies. As a result, when I had to find a place where an attorney like me could practice law remotely f