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Y is for Young

There once was a couple quite young
Who together their fortunes they flung
Handsome husband, lovely wife
They had a great life
[can you finish my limerick for me?]

1953
My dad and mom –2008?

I did not imagine that I would get emotional writing this post about my parents. I went back and found a post I had written in 2011, They were young, and started to tear up.

My mom had dementia. I started this blog while I was trying to unravel that knot. The name of the blog is based on something she had done — put marmalade on my dad’s hot dog for lunch. She went through a whole marmalade phase, putting marmalade on everything.

Gosh, I’m so emotional looking at those photos, remembering.

She died in 2015. He died in 2019. There’s a huge lump in my throat.

7 thoughts on “Y is for Young

  1. There once was a couple quite young
    Who together their fortunes they flung
    Handsome husband, lovely wife
    They had a great life
    [can you finish my limerick for me?]

    The beauty of their life cannot be undone

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