Mum's Birthday:)
Mum passed away late September 2006...peacefully in the late hours of the evening. She was few months short of her 80th birthday, which is today:)
Mum was the youngest in her family. Her parents had her late in life, so I was told. She was really raised by her eldest sisters, and in her teens was sent to boarding school ...I don't think she really liked it, but had to endure it I would imagine. Her parents had a very outgoing and social life, by the time she was born, they didn't really have room to look after another toddler in between lunches commitments and dinners parties, so she had lots of family carers/housekeepers looking after her in her childhood years!...She also had her brother, only couple of years older than her to play with and I can imagine her, during those formative years, getting so attached and reliant on her siblings' tightly knit loving bond, making her feel so protected and special:)
Sifting through old pictures as, my sister and I, were clearing the house for closure after the funeral, a whole week of receiving well wishers and family mourners. Pictures of her and my dad, both looking lovely, young & engaged. They really were in love, we have all their pictures over the years to prove it:)
In her younger years she was sporty, enjoyed playing tennis and cycling. She also accompanied her dad, brother and cousins on hunting rounds in the country side, up in the mountains of Lebanon. She also learnt how to play the piano and she would make out quite a few nice melodies when we used to visit our grand parents' house where they had a piano in the dinning room to entertain guests while at dinner, with each of the sisters taking turns in playing a tune or two.
My parents kept a good social life too, where my sister and I as little girls, would be allowed to stay for a while, sitting politely in our best behaviour until it was really time to go to bed, which we both did disgruntledly. Later on, my sister developed an amazing talent for performing in front of the guests, just like a stand up comedian, she too would make her audience laugh to bits, to my mum's delight, ensuring her evenings do are always memorable with all her friends, extended family members and guests.
Mum was a sweet, loving and extremely sensitive woman. She had lots of issues with herself and for many years, a tendency for long depressions which she took medication for most of her adult life...thinking about it now, she might have had bipolar disorder, she had such similar symptoms that it could have been the case. Will never know... Regardless, later in her 70s, she was happy and at peace. She was so loving and just happy when my sister and I were around.
With my love & blessings:)
Mum was the youngest in her family. Her parents had her late in life, so I was told. She was really raised by her eldest sisters, and in her teens was sent to boarding school ...I don't think she really liked it, but had to endure it I would imagine. Her parents had a very outgoing and social life, by the time she was born, they didn't really have room to look after another toddler in between lunches commitments and dinners parties, so she had lots of family carers/housekeepers looking after her in her childhood years!...She also had her brother, only couple of years older than her to play with and I can imagine her, during those formative years, getting so attached and reliant on her siblings' tightly knit loving bond, making her feel so protected and special:)
Sifting through old pictures as, my sister and I, were clearing the house for closure after the funeral, a whole week of receiving well wishers and family mourners. Pictures of her and my dad, both looking lovely, young & engaged. They really were in love, we have all their pictures over the years to prove it:)
In her younger years she was sporty, enjoyed playing tennis and cycling. She also accompanied her dad, brother and cousins on hunting rounds in the country side, up in the mountains of Lebanon. She also learnt how to play the piano and she would make out quite a few nice melodies when we used to visit our grand parents' house where they had a piano in the dinning room to entertain guests while at dinner, with each of the sisters taking turns in playing a tune or two.
My parents kept a good social life too, where my sister and I as little girls, would be allowed to stay for a while, sitting politely in our best behaviour until it was really time to go to bed, which we both did disgruntledly. Later on, my sister developed an amazing talent for performing in front of the guests, just like a stand up comedian, she too would make her audience laugh to bits, to my mum's delight, ensuring her evenings do are always memorable with all her friends, extended family members and guests.
Mum was a sweet, loving and extremely sensitive woman. She had lots of issues with herself and for many years, a tendency for long depressions which she took medication for most of her adult life...thinking about it now, she might have had bipolar disorder, she had such similar symptoms that it could have been the case. Will never know... Regardless, later in her 70s, she was happy and at peace. She was so loving and just happy when my sister and I were around.
With my love & blessings:)
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