I love this photo of my mother (on the left with glasses) posing on a reservation in the 1930s. And the woman in the back, taking a drag on her cigarette while the photo is being taken, always amuses me.
Elizabeth Applebaum did the nicest thing for Mom recently, and I just had to post what she wrote me:
"I feel strongly about making donations in memory of a loved one. Death is so painful, but when you make a donation you really can help change the world. So of course I wanted to make a donation in your mother's memory, but I couldn't decide where. Finally I made up my mind:
#1) The National Multiple Sclerosis society in Mississippi. (They will not send a notice to you, but I printed out the information, just in case you would like to keep it.)
#2) Hole-in-the-Wall Camps. This was started by Paul Newman, and is now a group of camps for children with life-threatening illnesses. I directed my donation to go to the camp (I believe it's called Over the Wall) in Hampshire, England. They will send you a notice that this donation has been made.
#3) Jewish National Fund. This is a non-political organization that oversees conservation in Israel. When I was last in Israel, I walked past a forest that was remarkably beautiful. The wind was singing through the trees, and it looked so calm and quiet and peaceful there. I know your mother was religious, so I thought she might enjoy having a tree planted in her memory, so she can always know her soul has a safe place to rest in Israel. They also will send you a notice that this donation has been made."
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May the sun bring you new energy by day,
May the moon softly restore you by night,
May the rain wash away your worries,
May the breeze blow new strength into your being,
May you walk gently through the world and know its beauty all the days of your life.
-Apache blessing
Both lovely posts. For anyone else out there who would like to contribute to the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Mississippi, the address is 145 Executive Drive, Madison MS, USA,39110. Each autumn this group sponsors a 75-mile bike ride, and participants collect pledges. I plan to get in shape enough to do it for Laura! (Luckily the riders are followed by vans,like the Tour de France, so if we fall out somebody will pick us us...)
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