Tuesday, July 9th
Day 73
I am thinking today of my mother-in-law.
It is the anniversary of her birth, 112 years ago.
There is a bouquet of pink roses on the table because they were her favorite.
Early in our relationship I found her to be intimidating because she always spoke her mind – forcefully.
But over the years I came to appreciate her work ethic and her many skills.
She taught me a lot about gardening, about being a homemaker, about spending wisely on things that will last, and how to make yeast rolls! She was a good cook except for cookies. She hated to make cookies. So I got a call whenever she needed cookies for her ladies luncheons, usually oatmeal raisin.
She was a true gardener, starting her own tomato plants in her little green house, maintaining her strawberry patch, sharing many of her perennial flowers with me over the years, but most of all she grew the most beautiful rose garden with every color you could want. Every year she would order another rose bush from Jackson-Perkins and she generously shared the blooms with me.
Most of all she loved her “boys” – Olin, Doug, and Jason – and I believe she came to love me also.
Happy Birthday MomMom Evans!
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Like you I have beautiful memories of my grandparents, parents, my brother Buddy and many friends. It’s so good that we made the memories and like the pink roses the brings back all the good times you had with your mother in law. It’s amazing how the simple things brings a smile to our face and kind of sad but yet so satisfying. Love your story.
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