In Rememberance

My sister passed away on Tuesday one day before her 88th birthday.

This is the last time we were together summer of 2006

She's the one with the pink sweater on. Doesn't look 10 years older than I does she?
This was up on the top of Conifer Mountain at my son's home. That's him with the hat on

Ella Mae lived a full life. Had 5 children and her husband of almost 70 years is still living
They moved to Santa Cruz in the early 50's and she went to work for a florist and ended up buying and running it for over 30 years. She loved flowers so with her I'm showing my first flowers for this spring of 2008

This was sort of a surprise. I bought it last year and it had died back and come up the first thing with this beautiful red poppy. Can't tell you the name.

This is the little perennial garden I started along the back of the house. It has a rock Wall and this large old stump that I have planted with 4 different varieties of creeping phlox. Today it is prettier.

This is one of the many wild violets that grow around here

My sisters memorial is on May 5 and the family are having a special program at the grave site before the church service. It is a huge church and I imagine it will be packed. She sang in the choir for years and they raised their children in this church.

I hadn't thought I would go as there is no one here to take care of my hubby but he said he would find someone and I should plan on going. So it is ending up that he will go to the nursing home for Respite care for 4 days so I can go be with my 2 brothers and lots of nieces and nephews and their children. I have no idea how many great grandchildren she has. And she has made baby quilts for all of them. Yes, she also was a quilter. I helped her make a couple. Got her started good after she retired.

Good Bye Ella Mae, as her daughter said shes now singing with the angels.