Of all the birthdays being celebrated there is one very special one; that of mom's 80th. I would be gently reprimanded if she knew I betrayed her age, as she appears some twenty years younger. We love our mothers, our life-givers, our nurturers. She has been there through good times and rough times with her unconditional support and love. Just what does one get mom for her 80th? Trinkets and treasures don't seem to cut it. So after much thought and discussion, we the children, have decided on a giving her a new memory. She loves the ocean and islands are one of her many passions. So off we go to Martha's Vineyard or Noepe (Wampanoag) for the first week of June.
