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Hello, friends!
By the time this post is published, Carrie and I will be in the middle of our vacation trip in England. I wanted to have this post go live while we are there, and also to honor Team Teal on this Tuesday. Here's the story of our strawberry project.
I've mentioned before that part of the reason Carrie and I are able to travel to England this spring is because of the gift my mom left for us. Mom loved to travel, and she wanted my siblings and me to use her life insurance money to take a trip somewhere.
In the months before Mom's passing we talked about it, and she was thrilled to know that Carrie and I had plans to travel to England. She was even more happy to know that we would be meeting some members of Team Teal who had supported her so lovingly during her battle with ovarian cancer. I had specific instructions to give each Team Teal member that we met an extra hug on Mom's behalf.
When we really got down to the business of planning our trip, Carrie had an idea to take something that had belonged to Grandma Marti and leave little bits here and there along our journey. I had made some small stuffed strawberries years ago for my mom, and I looked for them while I was there in January helping sort through her things but couldn't find them. What my sister and I did find were some red cloth napkins that my mom had made herself, so I decided I'd bring those home with me and make some more strawberries to take with us.
Oh, friends, it was really tough taking that first cut into my mom's red napkin! It started when I unfolded it and spread it out on my craft table. I was struck by the thought that the last time it was folded it had been done with my mother's hand, and then, there I sat, scissors in hand, ready to cut it apart. I had to take a moment. I had a good cry, thought about how pleased Mom would be with our plan, and quickly took the first cut.
These little berries will be left along our journey in special places that we know my mom would love. I feel happy thinking of the person who will randomly find these little pieces of my mom, and I hope it brightens their day. {I also hope we don't get arrested for littering strawberries along the way!} Of course we'll take photos, and I'll have a blog post all about that when we return from our trip.