Today my mother-in-law passed into the realm of peace and love, a welcome release from the trials of an infirm old age. Our relationship of 42 years was always easy but not close, and we seldom saw each other. When we visited her on Sunday, I took my laptop and showed her a selection of photos of the place she longed to be, Kommetjie. She saw the spring daisies, the lighthouse (immediately asked me why I hadn't given her my painting of the lighthouse she had asked for years ago), the Kom with its peaceful surroundings, and other photos of the children, our pets and other memories. I would like to think that she enjoyed a last visit, even if only via a screen.
She asked me if she had been a good mother-in-law, never interfering, and I assured her there were no complaints. Then she thanked me for looking after her son, and made her last wishes known.
I am posting photos of the flowers in my garden in remembrance of her.
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