Happy Mother's Day

This weekend I deviated from the normal routine by posting some very personal articles instead of the usual. Monday this blog will return to its usual posts. Thanks for your indulgence.<br />-laura<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK-7rJIn-qgCt4buAfxKUBX_UowFzrRvd-VcDgOYYPxo9QEPA-opv08nzIYLK3i_eaJugYkSvlFIwCtd0ARK-OkKvKzNBYRpQvQh8yqi58X46-1R4In41o5q9YxrcQLxFfes8Vj4GaUg4M/s1600-h/beautiful+judy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064108763012121346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK-7rJIn-qgCt4buAfxKUBX_UowFzrRvd-VcDgOYYPxo9QEPA-opv08nzIYLK3i_eaJugYkSvlFIwCtd0ARK-OkKvKzNBYRpQvQh8yqi58X46-1R4In41o5q9YxrcQLxFfes8Vj4GaUg4M/s400/beautiful+judy.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br />Above: My own beautiful mother at the age of 19<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQM1sSmkqbzFXF-5LA7LGn6VchW73DSVhZAKjK9t8B3TCyBpHPR-pcV__FnkqmIvX1VLSgJvPW9S7-Co2q0VgzjI1aSGxZ0mDvXoYgNwfmVcLHb2-SE6tLkcb4LsZLo-wJd-IGG8TEaWMq/s1600-h/mom,+July+11.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064108578328527602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQM1sSmkqbzFXF-5LA7LGn6VchW73DSVhZAKjK9t8B3TCyBpHPR-pcV__FnkqmIvX1VLSgJvPW9S7-Co2q0VgzjI1aSGxZ0mDvXoYgNwfmVcLHb2-SE6tLkcb4LsZLo-wJd-IGG8TEaWMq/s400/mom,+July+11.JPG" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br />Above: My own beautiful Mother in 2004<br /><br /><h3>Happy Mother's Day, Mom! </h3><br /><br />In honor of Mother's Day and the passing yesterday of what was 'my child'.<br />I thought I'd share some images of the love Abbey brought into several lives in addition to my own.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRSTScbFKsnq8Q2JUT1VT3AVsIk_yl1AQG59aK4Rs-mVOjU2z3jxxHdRQZj4Zq6I4LmZgKFdyowninN01OCgIfAq6LJJhAY2WXDXCla1Ozf-0UD7uUeI5vte-FaWdZIdnLU1r0UWxuMEEU/s1600-h/abbeylov1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063745821095740018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRSTScbFKsnq8Q2JUT1VT3AVsIk_yl1AQG59aK4Rs-mVOjU2z3jxxHdRQZj4Zq6I4LmZgKFdyowninN01OCgIfAq6LJJhAY2WXDXCla1Ozf-0UD7uUeI5vte-FaWdZIdnLU1r0UWxuMEEU/s400/abbeylov1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfz7UxZHHkV75UHlEOycs4jYYTJKs3u_idjPfEJP_CXbIz0etaM5ojGIiGzD04mBJMBbfgNpJBZZP39KnlsFTG6jtmAZGY7DQ5JZ5DhAENZJE0Z1dCdkWoEv5M0UGQrsyjkHbENCXeTtG-/s1600-h/abbeylove3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063749257069576882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfz7UxZHHkV75UHlEOycs4jYYTJKs3u_idjPfEJP_CXbIz0etaM5ojGIiGzD04mBJMBbfgNpJBZZP39KnlsFTG6jtmAZGY7DQ5JZ5DhAENZJE0Z1dCdkWoEv5M0UGQrsyjkHbENCXeTtG-/s400/abbeylove3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUpIldFiZMU75Jbpd2NZ18isnVRNenu26lMTsRO6CGSdynFmKXLuICQBnNgtgd3dmrwbUeUYFEUdMESqdmw_aqDVLd7oYY78904_9X_l1g3MwB7Hhr5jmVV4m7WS_ElCjo_exYhvsbhoI/s1600-h/abbeylov2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063746156103189122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUpIldFiZMU75Jbpd2NZ18isnVRNenu26lMTsRO6CGSdynFmKXLuICQBnNgtgd3dmrwbUeUYFEUdMESqdmw_aqDVLd7oYY78904_9X_l1g3MwB7Hhr5jmVV4m7WS_ElCjo_exYhvsbhoI/s400/abbeylov2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTkctsgwdhl3cFJLCDRqGpN3mSb63tkf4sRFGmI3AeKIEX3aqlznRjEVwknSGJhoCBiOG7ccODCTM3HXsF-sDBiZ9pcVQFB3xQ53D1L-lN2G0XUpIQGxt1rLOWi5GRP1cDYAnx7I_hf_Qx/s1600-h/abbeylov4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063749673681404610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTkctsgwdhl3cFJLCDRqGpN3mSb63tkf4sRFGmI3AeKIEX3aqlznRjEVwknSGJhoCBiOG7ccODCTM3HXsF-sDBiZ9pcVQFB3xQ53D1L-lN2G0XUpIQGxt1rLOWi5GRP1cDYAnx7I_hf_Qx/s400/abbeylov4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 321px; height: 134px;" /></a><br /><br />To Mother's of children, animals, art and anything else for which you care a great deal...<br />Happy Mother's Day.

Happy Mother's Day

This weekend I deviated from the normal routine by posting some very personal articles instead of the usual. Monday this blog will return to...

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