Nested

She looked so cozy in her bed this morning. I was able to get my camera and 'make', as Pete Souza, President Obama's photographer says, two photographs before she stirred. The second is the extras.

For the Record,
This day came in cloudy, but warming up a bit. My mother died suddenly at 85, 11 years ago this evening. It was a sudden and massive heart attack. Older age might not have been as easy for her as it was for her mother, Nora, who had a very different temperament and lived until 96. My mother left this world still driving, living in her own home, but longing for my father who died too early, when he had so much still to do, to enjoy in 1998. Those 9 years without her Ralph were so very difficult for her. 

We didn't realize my mother had left us until the next morning in 2007, which happened to be Raspberry's 1st Birthday. It's hard to believe that our Raspberry will be 12 tomorrow. Whipped cream is on her Birthday menu along with chicken.

All hands feeling better