My Mother as a Toddler, with Doll

My Mother as a Toddler, with Doll, originally uploaded by stelladanza's confections.

Happy Holidays! I hope you are still enjoying the Twelve Days of Christmas, a tradition I hold dear.

I'm sharing these snapshots of my mother from 1927. This is my first Christmas without her. As I went through the ritual of pared-down decorating this year, I did feel her presence. Bittersweet memories.