Thinking of Mum
Around this day each year, I always feel a little tinge of sadness as it is when I would have been celebrating another year of my mum’s life. This past year has been so very hard that weirdly this anniversary has felt as sad as it normally has. Maybe after almost 20 years the sadness has lessened. I’m thinking of my mum and the small moments of happiness we had most of the days she was alive – her distinctive smell sinks me into those memories of happier times. We used to eat crackers and pate whilst on bus journeys and go a long way on our bus passes. Perhaps that is why I do enjoy a long bus journey because I was so used to it from when I was a kid. I still have her coat because it still smells of her. For some reason, I can’t let it go even though I tell myself I should get rid of it but it stays in the drawer so I can smell it and get the scent of her again even after all this time.
January 10th, 2013 at 4:20 pm
Mrs. Pao- I think your mum, wherever she is, loved you and is very proud of you. If the coat gives you some amount of comfort, you should keep it.
January 11th, 2013 at 1:14 pm
Thank you for sharing your happy , beautiful memories of your Mom.
I’m sure that she’s been watching you from above.
I also think you should keep the coat.
January 14th, 2013 at 6:33 am
*hug* You should definitely keep the coat.