Hello Morgana,

Thank you for your kind words.

I am so sorry that you had to say goodbye to your Mother. (She sounds like she was a delightful lady, by the way.) I fear I will likely be joining you in that soon. My own Mother is relatively healthy for her age, but she is ninety years old. I must admit I mentally breathe a sigh of relief every time she picks up the phone on our twice daily calls, and I cherish the times we have together. Each time my visit comes to an end, I wonder whether it will be the last one. To be honest, given how heavily she had smoked for several decades, I am very pleasantly surprised that she has lived as long as she has.

Be well,
Lynn