She grew up in the country, lived in many different places and traveled throughout the world. She was a talented musician and artist; she played piano at a nursing home on Wednesdays, and her church organ the day she died. She made the best potato salad ever.
But mostly she was a mom to four of her own kids and scores of others – friends of ours that felt welcome in our home, sat at our dinner table, laughed and played with our family.
Home is where your mom is, and these days she’s everywhere.
Happy Mother’s Day mom. I know you’re planting your favorite purple petunias today, the ones that smell so good in the evening when you sit out on the deck.
Love you always.
Change Is Hard 
May 10, 2015 at 9:11 am
that is a wonderful dedication – and those scented purple petunias are one of my favorites too
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May 12, 2015 at 10:38 pm
She loved the deep purple, velvety petunias when we were growing up. But the last petunias she planted were the fuchsia wave type that cascaded down from the pots. Pretty. The summer after she died one came up from seed over by the side of the house where we had emptied the pots the fall before. I sort of thought it was her saying Hi.
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May 10, 2015 at 9:18 am
Happy Mother’s Day to Dawn’s mom!
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May 12, 2015 at 10:39 pm
Thank you Sara…and to your The Food Lady too!
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May 10, 2015 at 10:43 am
This is just beautiful, Dawn — very sincere and I can hear the longing in your words. I bet your mom IS planting those ‘tunias!!
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May 12, 2015 at 10:39 pm
I hope so. I sure miss her.
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May 10, 2015 at 11:01 am
I’m sorry for your loss. You never really get over the loss of your mother no matter your age.
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May 12, 2015 at 10:39 pm
No, you never really do. Ever.
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May 10, 2015 at 1:27 pm
this was so beautiful. Sending you ((((hugs))) and love
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May 12, 2015 at 10:40 pm
Thank you very much you guys!
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May 10, 2015 at 4:31 pm
Cool pictures
Happy Mother’s Day!
Lily & Edward
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May 12, 2015 at 10:40 pm
Thank you! We hope you had a great mother’s day too!
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May 10, 2015 at 6:40 pm
Beautiful, Dawn. I love the pictures. I’m pretty sure my mom made the best potato salad ever, but don’t they all? I’m missing my mother today, but also so grateful that she was Mom to me. How lucky is that? 🙂 *Hugs*
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May 12, 2015 at 10:41 pm
We were both very lucky that our moms made great potato salad and that they loved us unconditionally. Very lucky.
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May 11, 2015 at 7:43 am
Love the accordion photo and of course you with your saddle shoes. Your mom was a talented special lady.
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May 12, 2015 at 10:41 pm
Yes she was. We were lucky.
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May 11, 2015 at 4:25 pm
Happy Mother’s Day ( a little late) Dawn! I have heard so many comments about potato salad in the last couple of days that I am suddenly hungry for some… Can not imagine what it’s like when one’s mom is gone. Your mom sounds lovely.
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May 12, 2015 at 10:42 pm
Was thinking about making some myself last weekend..but the days flew by and I never did. Maybe next weekend. It’s a lot of work though…all that potato boiling and egg boiling and chilling and chopping. And then it gets eaten in 1.2 milliseconds. 🙂
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