My Mama, Inez Hinson, was born today in 1924. What a fitting time of the year for her to have been born: she really seemed to relish this time of year. The passing of winter was certainly her least favorite season–and it would have been your least favorite season too if you lived in a house with as little insulation as our house in Octagon had when she was growing up! The first signs of spring are already bursting forth into bloom. Camilla’s blooming everywhere, the bulbs of thousands of daffodils in full bloom–this is the spring Mama loved. Green starting to dot the landscape with color for the first time in months; spring in Octagon was always a special time.
I got to visit with my cousin Kevin “Chunk” Mitchell over the weekend (he came to help us with doing some renovations on our house–very excited about that, but more on that in a later post). Getting a chance to visit him and talk with him about family, to catch up, to hear about everyone, really drove the point about that strong Hinson gene and the power of family. Mama was a firm believer and I’m sure she would be delighted to know that Chunk and I were reconnecting!
The daffodils are beautiful again this year. I visited there yesterday and picked a bountiful bouquet.
Thanks for sharing the pictures and for the birthday tribute to our wonderful mother!