Mother Lovett was a tiny, tiny, tiny woman. Let’s just say she had a BIG personality. She only stood at about 4 feet, 11 inches tall, after osteoporosis had severly hunched her over. She tried her best to (literally) keep her head up, but sometimes it was just too tiring. The best moments that my cousins and I share involve Mother Lovett. Anyone that knows our family or has crossed paths with us can relate. Unfortunately, but in the MOST lovable way, we often enjoyed a good laugh at her expense. And still do. Such as remembering her 87th brithday last April, the last birthday we would have with her. She was angry, mad, infuriated – whichever way you want to spin it – she was ticked. She had a fairly good reason. After almost 50 years, we had finally moved her out of the house her husband built. (I know you are wondering which husband, it was her first.) That house was her life. But after many falls, bumps, bruises, and scares, along with those other few tiny problems she had – you know, being BLIND [...]
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I began blogging for 2 reasons. 1. maternal grandmother. 2. paternal grandmother. Let’s start with materal grandmother. Many moons ago, my dad lovingly nicknamed his mother-in-law ‘Mother Lovett.’ ‘Lovett’ being her last name. And it certainly was her last name, since she was married to brothers. Yes people, she was married twice – to BROTHERS. How cool is that? How 1700′s of her. Unfortunately, she passed away in late April of this year at the ripe, old age of 87. Her stories live on. And Lordy, let me tell you, THERE ARE STORIES. We could write a sitcom. That is an understatement. I wish you could understand. I will get to the hilarious goods at some point in my blog, but for now I have to give you the excellent background on her so you don’t think I’m hellishly cruel. She was a baker. A mighty fine one at that. She most likely is the reason I adore baking, and I won’t lie when saying that baking these days occasionally makes me tear up since it is something I used to share with her. Well, actually when [...]
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