To my mother...

     


        I'd like to introduce you to my mother. Little Betty Thorburn.
Kinda young lookin' eh? Lol, ...no but seriously that's when she was just a baby :) Look at her bottom lip, awwww.

        I don't know how they even had time for photographs back in those days.
At the time this picture was taken WWII was in full swing and in the tiny, ship building town of Barrow-in-Furness (Northern England) the locals were too busy hanging black curtains in their windows and running to air raid shelters.
        You see, the reason "they" were a target was that their little push-pin on the tiny little island's map was responsible for building submarines and ships for England's forces.
         "Take'em out at the source" was the strategy.

         She owes her life to another woman I am thankful to have known, "Nana Sally". It was in her arms that my mother was rushed to safety everytime the sirens resounded through the town.
         Anyone who remembers the old black & white episodes of Coronation Street in the 50's will get an idea of just what these cobblestone back streets of the north looked like. :)

         As luck would have it, she made it and grew up to be a wonderful young lady. With a suitcase full of stories to boot. She met my father and emmigrated to Canada where they started a new life and,....oh yah,.....I came along!! :D
         Three years after, my dear sister was born and our mother became "SuperMOM"!
       
         She is the best mother anyone could hope for. Nuturing my sister and I into adulthood with that never ending compassion for our well being.
         We are both parents now and she continues to bring the same bright light, love and dedication to us and our children.

I love you mom!
Happy Mother's Day <3

xoxoxoxo