Remembering my mother

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Today would have been my mother’s birthday. She was born in 1910 and lived to be 104 ½. She always liked to add on the ‘half’. She had a hip replacement at 99. Although she was very frail towards the end of her life, she didn’t get dementia although she did suffer some memory loss from time to time. My mother was a wonderful person who worked very hard all her life. She loved gardening. When they retired from the farm to the nearby town, she often said half the plants in the town came from her garden which would have just about been the truth. Although she didn’t belong to the Red Cross, they made her an honorary life member because, year after year, she donated a great many potted plants to their yearly fund-raising stall. She would also help sell the plants and give advice to prospective buyers. She loved all animals and birds and raised many pet lambs over her lifetime. The photo shows her making friends with an alpaca. I hope she is kept busy tending gardens in Heaven. Thanks so much for @DaddyEvil for pointing out that, to US myLotters, pot plants means marijuana plants. My Mum didn't grow pot but only potted plants.