Wordless Wednesday! August 26, 2020

Ollalie Lake

My favorite place to camp!

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Wordless Wednesday August 2, 2017

 

 

Olallie Lake, Oregon

with Mt. Jefferson in the background

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Magpie #117 Memories of my Mother

Tribute to Helen Elizabeth Hauss Worsley

 My Mother died 26 years ago this October 15th.

I've never stopped missing her nor appreciating the lessons she taught me.

One of my fondest and strongest memory of her was when we all went

cabin camping up at Olallie Lake at the base of Mt Jefferson in Oregon.
She was already ill, but was a good sport and came with us. 

Our cabins were rustic and without electricity or running water but

they did have wood stoves to cook on.

So all one afternoon my mother and my brother Paul tended the fire

and made sure our dinner of scalloped potatoes and baked salmon

was cooked to perfection. It was a wonderful meal and is a delicious memory.

My mother gracefully made things look easy and effortless.

We always referred to that meal in the woods as Mothers' Loaves and Fishes dinner.

Happy Mothers Day to all !