Sadness

I will miss being grandmas with Eileen. I remember holding hands tightly as newborn Simon was circumcised, I remember talking on the phone before each holiday and discussing the menu that never changed for either one of us, talking about stuffing and kugel and setting our separate tables with glasses and goblets. We shared Paparazzi birthday parties, a stroll at Drumlin Farm, celebrations at home, and weddings. We shared our children and our grandchildren. Asher said: I loved Mom Mom and Mom Mom loved me. And she did. With her warmth and her open honesty, she had enough love for everybody as she always asked about each member of my extended family. She has left a void for all of us that will become less raw as time goes by, but it will be there.