Posted by on Aug 22, 2017 | 16 comments

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Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy BIRTHDAY, dear Evelyn…happy birthday to you..lalalala

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Long ago and far away…

Well, I didn’t know her and I think she was not too partial to kitties, but mama’s mama’s birthday would have been today and she would have been over 100. WOW.

Happy birthday, Evelyn, mama’s mama, my Grandma Evelyn.

I know for sure that mama misses you all the time and that almost every day of her life she thinks of yet another marvellous thing you taught her about cooking, people, sewing, originality, making up games for kids, jokes, how to BE in the world with others and so much more.  And I think you might even have liked me a little, Grandma Evelyn.

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I know I would have liked you.  So many did…

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But NOW—one of the most lovely videos we have seen.  Click here for the little girl who