This is my mother's hand. 82 years old. Lifelong nail-biter. Gardener. Watercolor artist. Diaper changer. Crocheter. Master coloring book colorer. Home cook. Christmas cookie maker. Wielder of a wooden spoon. These hands, this hand, have done a LOT.
What I love about this photo is the way she has the blanket woven between her fingers. She's been doing this since she was a kid. When she's sleeping, sitting in her recliner with the silky blanket the cats love, or on a road trip with a lap blanket. She's always done this and still does. She likes to rub the fabric between her fingers - bonus points if it's silky, or soft and fuzzy.
For as long as she lives and for a lifetime after, I will always remember her doing this with her hand.
Next time I see her, I'm going to make sure to hold that hand and remember all the things it has done.
2024: I Drew A Forest
2023: Sorry, no post on this day.
2022: Sorry, no post on this day.
2021: Sorry, no post on this day.
2020: Sorry, no post on this day.
2019: Circling The Mosque
2018: Shopping For A New Career
2017: Just The Facts
2016: Blue And Crabby
2015: Drive Less, Make More
2014: While You Were Sleeping
2013: Between Brattleboro And Bennington
2012: Man At Work
2011: Under A Rock
2010: Practicing For Retirement
2009: Truckers Are So Sensitive
2008: Light Sweet Crude
2007: A Antiquing Conundrum
2006: How Can You Not Love This Face?
2005: Sorry, no post on this day. The blog didn’t start until May 2005!
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