On this day in 2003, my Mom passed away. I always knew growing up what a talented and smart woman she was, from my earliest memories she was sewing and knitting in every free minute! The Wool Cabin had been a dream of hers I think her entire life, but as a single parent it took most of her life to actually live that dream. It didn't take long working with her at the shop before I learned that she had a way and a system of doing everything to keep her little shop working. As I reflect back, those were some of my most cherished days working and learning from her.
In the years that have passed since she's been gone, there have been many days when I have wondered if she might have known that what she was leaving behind would bind us together as a family in such a profound way.
I have the great honor of having my sister Suzette as my partner and I cannot imagine The Wool Cabin without her perseverance and strength.
I am so grateful that my Mom left behind many people who still come into the shop and say they were her best friend. That's how people felt around here, that they were her friends.
As I looked at this beautiful lace shawl she knit, I see each inter-locking strand of yarn she created and I feel so blessed to have been her daughter and know that she still has a "vision' of a little yarn shop with her daughter's carrying on that dream!
Thanks Mom!
Beautiful!
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