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Ptah

(34,159 posts) Sun Jul 3, 2022, 04:21 AM Jul 2022

A life well lived.

My 92 yr old mother died today.

Cheers to her, not tears for me.

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A life well lived. (Original Post) Ptah Jul 2022 OP

So sorry for your loss, that is a lovely photo. Are you the cute, smiling baby? Ziggysmom Jul 2022 #1

Thank you, Ziggysmom. Ptah Jul 2022 #4

What a lovely photo. ❤️ GentryDixon Jul 2022 #2

Thank you, GentryDixon. Ptah Jul 2022 #6

... alwaysinasnit Jul 2022 #3

What a photo. I am so sorry for your loss irisblue Jul 2022 #5

A Long Life Well Lived Indeed wyn borkins Jul 2022 #7

My condolences. Grumpy Old Guy Jul 2022 #8

Oh, I am so terribly sorry! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2022 #9

Cheers to her, not tears for me. Ptah Jul 2022 #11

... Rhiannon12866 Jul 2022 #12

Sorry, Eko Jul 2022 #10

Your mom must have passed her creative genes onto you. BigmanPigman Jul 2022 #13

I'm so sorry vercetti2021 Jul 2022 #14

Condolences, Ptah gademocrat7 Jul 2022 #15

Your mother was very beautiful! Emile Jul 2022 #16

So very sorry cate94 Jul 2022 #17

I'm so sorry for your loss LittleGirl Jul 2022 #18

Cheers to her, Ptah! JudyM Jul 2022 #19

cheers to Ma Kali Jul 2022 #20

She called herself an old country battle-ax. Ptah Jul 2022 #21

Ziggysmom

(4,156 posts)

1. So sorry for your loss, that is a lovely photo. Are you the cute, smiling baby?

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Sun Jul 3, 2022, 04:25 AM

Jul 2022

Ptah

(34,159 posts)

4. Thank you, Ziggysmom.

Reply to Ziggysmom (Reply #1)

Sun Jul 3, 2022, 04:29 AM

Jul 2022

That baby is her middle child (3rd of five), my younger brother.

She quit high school to get married,
raised five children and then she went to college,
earning a Master of Fine Arts degree.

GentryDixon

(3,158 posts)

2. What a lovely photo. ❤️

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Sun Jul 3, 2022, 04:26 AM

Jul 2022

I'm sorry for your loss.

Ptah

(34,159 posts)

6. Thank you, GentryDixon.

Reply to GentryDixon (Reply #2)

Sun Jul 3, 2022, 04:32 AM

Jul 2022

Some of my success in my career welding and machining
can be traced to her teaching me to sew.
Measure twice, cut once.

alwaysinasnit

(5,643 posts)

3. ...

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Sun Jul 3, 2022, 04:28 AM

Jul 2022

irisblue

(37,921 posts)

5. What a photo. I am so sorry for your loss

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Sun Jul 3, 2022, 04:30 AM

Jul 2022

wyn borkins

(1,375 posts)

7. A Long Life Well Lived Indeed

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Sun Jul 3, 2022, 04:50 AM

Jul 2022

Thank you mom so very much
For having me to share with you

Thru these many years of kindness
Now I give back to all the others

What you so lovingly gave to me
Thank you mom so very much

I love you mom and I always shall

Grumpy Old Guy

(4,392 posts)

8. My condolences.

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Sun Jul 3, 2022, 04:54 AM

Jul 2022

Rhiannon12866

(258,780 posts)

9. Oh, I am so terribly sorry!

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Sun Jul 3, 2022, 04:54 AM

Jul 2022

What a lovely woman and an adorable baby! I know it's really, really hard, but you were lucky to have her for so long and she obviously loved you so much...

Ptah

(34,159 posts)

11. Cheers to her, not tears for me.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #9)

Sun Jul 3, 2022, 04:56 AM

Jul 2022

Rhiannon12866

(258,780 posts)

12. ...

Reply to Ptah (Reply #11)

Sun Jul 3, 2022, 04:58 AM

Jul 2022

Eko

(10,106 posts)

10. Sorry,

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Sun Jul 3, 2022, 04:55 AM

Jul 2022

Hugs to ya.

BigmanPigman

(55,524 posts)

13. Your mom must have passed her creative genes onto you.

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Sun Jul 3, 2022, 05:01 AM

Jul 2022

My mom gave my sister and me her creative DNA.

Today is my birthday and I always remember that two of my favorite musicians died on this day (Jim Morrison and Brian Jones). Circle of life.

vercetti2021

(10,481 posts)

14. I'm so sorry

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Sun Jul 3, 2022, 05:14 AM

Jul 2022

She looks very lovely!

gademocrat7

(12,026 posts)

15. Condolences, Ptah

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Sun Jul 3, 2022, 06:40 AM

Jul 2022

on the loss of your beloved mother. What a beautiful photo.

Emile

(43,257 posts)

16. Your mother was very beautiful!

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Sun Jul 3, 2022, 06:42 AM

Jul 2022

I know she had a good life to have such wonderful kids.

cate94

(3,123 posts)

17. So very sorry

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Sun Jul 3, 2022, 06:51 AM

Jul 2022

LittleGirl

(8,999 posts)

18. I'm so sorry for your loss

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Sun Jul 3, 2022, 07:17 AM

Jul 2022

My Mother passed in September. I know…

JudyM

(29,785 posts)

19. Cheers to her, Ptah!

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Sun Jul 3, 2022, 02:41 PM

Jul 2022

and cheers to appreciating all she has been through the years.

Kali

(56,896 posts)

20. cheers to Ma

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Mon Jul 4, 2022, 02:45 AM

Jul 2022

Ptah

(34,159 posts)

21. She called herself an old country battle-ax.

Reply to Kali (Reply #20)

Mon Jul 4, 2022, 04:39 AM

Jul 2022

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