Family history: letters to Kathi 1989-2004

Kathi moved to Vancouver in 1989. My mom moved to Ottawa in 2004. Her last letter was in February 2004.

So there was a lot of enjoyment of life and sharing it. My mom wrote of social events - curling and bridge club and other outings, including McGill outings with her classmates. There were lots of visits to Ottawa and to Vancouver and from her two daughters as well. She enjoyed these visits a lot.

Because she was a keen gardener, she often wrote about these activities - preparing to garden in the spring and attacking the problems such as bugs and enjoying the harvest and blooms and putting the garden to bed in the fall.

She wrote about friends and family that Kathi would know.

In 1995 she spent 10 weeks in the local hospital after breaking her leg. She wrote during that time. From July 2001 to February 2002 she did not write at all - these were the months of her hospital and convalescent home stays.

It was fun for me to read them in October 2007 - a year after my mom died. She shared her life - especially people and places. She had funny expressions and sayings and she used them often. It is good to be able to remember all of this.

One of her favourites at the end of many of the earlier letters - No more noos for now.