2o years ago today I lost my dear mom. I got the news while up at the cottage with friends. My last words to her before I left Toronto were "Love you mum...". It is amazing to think that it has been twenty long years since Pearl died.
My mom was unique. She did not fit into any stereotype. She ALWAYS spoke her mind and BS played no part in her life. I miss all the crazy stories she used to tell... the time she worked in a chocolate factory, a bra factory, and the time she ran a restaurant in Saskatchewan.
My mom was as practical as anyone can get. She did everything by hand, including sewing, which was one of her passions. Below is my mum sitting at her old Singer sewing machine. Mum would get on these sewing marathons for weeks on end. If she was in a really good mood, she would start singing. This was one of those moments.
My parents were an amazing couple. They loved each other far more than I ever knew. Below is the finest picture I ever took of them. It was the night of the Prime Minister's dinner at the Royal York Hotel. I had never seen them look so good. Mom had this incredible Chanel dress she had bought many years before. I had never seen it before. She altered it herself, which included raising the hem line to what was fashionable then. She was a knock-out in it!!
Thanks Mom and Dad for everything. I will never forget.
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