My mom Debbie would have been 65 today.
Here are some pictures from her photo's most recent travels:
@its_just_me_gq took her photo for a windy walk around Essex in the UK, to a place called Narnia, a woodland burial park filled with carved animal sculptures that my mom would've loved—and then home for tea 💛
.@librarialstudy took her photo to Mystic Beach on the West Coast of Vancouver Island.
She loved the beach, and she would have adored this one and its wild beauty. She also liked smooth stones—we used to go camping on a beach where the shore was entirely stones like these 💛
My mom took a trip Ireland in 1995. Sending her photo to re-visit Dublin with @jengotlost, and go to places she likely once saw herself, means so much to me.
.@jengotlost also took her photo to Dublin's General Post Office (also the site of the Easter Rising against British Rule in 1916!), in celebration of her career as a postmaster, and the lifeline the postal service has provided.
Then, she mailed the photo back to me 💛
Seeing my mom smiling from forests and shores around the world continues to be overwhelming and wonderful.
My mom, Debbie Ann Richter-Wallace, loved attention, travel, and people. Thank you to everyone who has helped me give her those things, in a way.
Happy Birthday 65th, Mom.
btw we both thought this Sarah Lawrence Mom College (A College for Moms) shirt was fucking hilarious
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