Such Sad News...

My dear, dear older sister/cousin (she was both to me) passed away yesterday.  Her mother was my dear Auntie of Auntie's Tree fame.  Our families so very close.  My father was her godfather and I was named after her.  A kinder, gentler, more gracious woman I've never met.  She  was 83.  I thought the world of her and because she was 10 years older than me, I sort of idolized her.  She'd suffered a stroke 4 years ago and never really recovered from it and her life had been a struggle these last years.  May she rest in peace now.  I will miss her terribly.

Gift#135: the memories of this sweet, sweet woman.