Mom-Minders: A 365-Day Photo Series
Mom-Minder #190 - English Toffee Bars
Friday, November 27, 2009
My mom and I had a lot of fun making family Christmas cookies one year. We had received them in the mail from a family member for a few years, but decided that year to try our own hand at the family
Mom-Minder #189 - Stuffing
Thursday, November 26, 2009
My mom always made stuffing using Pepperidge Farm Stuffing Mix and Near East Long Grain & Wild Rice. It’s simple, but wonderfully delicious. My dad made it this year for Thanksgiving and as soon as
Mom-Minder #188 - 20 Questions
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
One time during a trip to Target my mom got us an electronic 20 Questions game. We had fun playing with it and I can still hear my mom’s voice slowly reading the questions from the game as they
Mom-Minder #187 - My Bed
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
When I decided to move out to LA, I got a two bedroom apartment so that my mom could stay with me anytime she wanted. I got two beds, a queen for my mom’s room and a full for mine. When I moved into
Mom-Minder #186 - Spools
Monday, November 23, 2009
My cousin just got my one-year-old godson a whole bucket of wooden and plastic spools which he delights in rolling around on the floor. They reminded me of all the neat things my mom found to put
For a while now I’ve been trying to come up with a creative way to process my feelings over losing my mother. I miss her every, single day - 478 days at the start of this project. This series of “mom-minders” contains photos of things I encounter in my life that remind me of my mom and my wonderful relationship with her. I will post one photo, or “Mom-Minder” here each day. Through this project I hope to discover how present my mom still is in my life.
