More Remembering

Taken from a journal entry written in July of 2006.
"How lucky to have had Maude and Leo as parents and grandparents to our kids. They were always so wise. They stood by letting Jim and I learn life's lessons, yet they were always there. Giving of themselves and totally unselfish. They really loved the simple pleasures of life. Maude taught me how to love one small flower or bush. I know now that her little yard was like the garden of eden to her. I can picture her hands holding, very gently, the petals of a beautiful peony and loving that petal and flower. She has taught me to be content with those simple joys like a flower blossoming in my garden."

Many of the very bushes that I love were given to me by Maude and Leo for my birthday. I can just picture Maude bringing me my lilac and my snowball bush. (They are mine cause they were given to me as gifts). She would advise me where to plant them and then Leo would get the shovel and plant them right where she said to! Maude was right because those two bushes have thrived and are always beautiful. The lilacs in my upper garden are transplants from their yard and are especially beautiful. Even though I have other lilacs and snowballs that are lovely, they don't stand out quite as brightly as those.
I was truly blessed to have Maude and Leo as in-laws.