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For Mom
May she live as long as she wants, and never want as long as she lives!
Fall Equinox
The last two roses of Summer. We picked them this morning and took the to my 100 year old mother.She sang “The Yellow Rose of Texas” to us as she held them and sniffed them. I hope the bud gives … Continue reading
Lap Quilt Almost Finished
Dresden Plate Lap Quilt for my mother for her 100th birthday in May. It’s almost finished. Eldest daughter did the sewing, youngest daughter sent some special memory buttons to add to it. Middle daughter handmade fused glass buttons and I … Continue reading
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Tagged 100 years old, art, birthday gift, heart, hope, inspiration, Life, love, memories, mother, photograph, quilt, sewing
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Trip To The City
Traffic zinging, Blowing snow where do all these people go, as many going the other way no one seems to stop and stay. Doctor, dentist waiting room chairs all full before high noon. Mother tucked back in her suite aching … Continue reading
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Tagged bc, BC Ferries, Beauty, city, dentist, doctor, home, Life, memory, mother, nature, people, photograph, poem, Salish Sea, seeing, thoughts, traffic, trip
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Don’t Smother Love
Holding tight and letting go is part of life, of love, I know. A path I never thought I’d choose becomes the one I fear I’ll lose. Hold too tight I crush the one whose constant love helped me become. … Continue reading
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Tagged bc, Beauty, daughter, freedom, love, mother, nature, photograph, photography, poem, poetry, smother, thoughts
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Broken Mommy
Like Barbie doll who lost her head, or threadbare teddy bear in the bed, like a wind-up toy, going round and round or Munch’s scream without a sound some of us weren’t Donna Reed we only knew life through our … Continue reading
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Tagged bc, Beauty, forest, inspiration, Life, love, mother, mother's day, nature, photograph, photography, poem, poetry, seeing
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Imperfect Afghan
You wanted me to be perfect. I never made it, but I have learned to accept my imperfections. I don’t unravel the whole thing, start again, as you would have done when what I set out to do is less … Continue reading
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Tagged afghan, anger, crochet, imperfect, inspiration, knitting, mom, mother, mother's day, perfection, photograph, poem, poetry, survival
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