147. Memories of Ruth, written by Mavis, Vina, and Pal on her 80th birthday, 26 years ago today!
We all wrote memories of our home life, which we gave to Mother on her 80th birthday. I couldn't find mine, so my entry below was written in 1911, when we wrote the book of their lives. This time, I won't underline certain parts -- It takes quite a bit of time which I don't have today. MEMORIES OF MOTHER ON HER 80TH BIRTHDAY, BY MAVIS I have many fond memories of you Mother, from my childhood years. Some of these are concepts I had about you. For example, I remember feeling overwhelmed about how hard you worked. I remember the long days, the Saturdays, filled with cleaning, ironing, baking, and I remember feeling that you worked so very, very hard – which you did. I was always so proud of you and the fact you were such a good woman. You sewed so many lovely dresses for each of us. I always felt lucky that I could usually have a new dress when I wan...