CHANGES

On April 3 my mother passed away at the age of 93. She lived a full life and was independent, alert and active right up till the end. I feel as though the dynasty of my Levittown childhood went with Mom even though I still have these stories. She was the person who made it all happened. The one who moved us into that adorable cape cod house, who held vigil over her children, and who entertained family every weekend. The joy of memories lives on inside me, but some of the light has gone out. All the more reason to post more vignettes of that great life.

I encourage all of my readers to spend as much time as you can with family and friends as life changes from one second to the next. One minute I was looking at a house to rent so Mom could live with us, the next I was planning a funeral.

Life is short, as they say, so burn your candle at both ends because too soon the spark dies and a thin trail of smoke leads up to heaven.