In Homage to My Mom

And Nurturing the Mother in Us All

Mom photo by the author

My mother loved to bake pies, cookies, sweets, jams and jellies. I am fond of remembering the crisp details of foraging for wild berries in summer and the tools she used for her sweet tooth crafts. She disliked cooking daily meals for my father, sister and me, but sweets and holiday appetizers, twice-baked potatoes with aged Vermont Cheddar cheese crumbles mixed in, her…