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<\/a><\/div>\n\nMy mother died dancing, celebrating my father’s 90th birthday. She was wearing her sparkly dress, her silver dancing shoes and she looked like a “million bucks.” After the Anniversary Waltz and a fast jive number, she was just two steps into the Tango, when she went down on the floor. She died, as she had lived – for the moment, following her heart, and dancing.<\/p>\n
My mother didn’t leave behind many tangible assets; but she did leave a legacy of beliefs – believe in yourself, believe that things will work out, believe that you will survive no matter what life throws at you. I have these beliefs and her doll, which really needs some attention. My plan is to take her to a doll hospital and get her “fixed up.”<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\n\nI want her to look as elegant as these stunning beauties.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\n\nThe pictures are from our collection of Jacquie Yaxley<\/a> knitting patterns – now at a special price on our website – www.infiknit.com. <\/a><\/p>\n Memories are very precious things – they improve with age. Needlework is a way of preserving these memories and possibly part of that improvement process. I think that I will knit something beautiful for “Greta,” after her transformation.<\/p>\n Have a great day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This picture is for the heading “old” in my photo scavenger hunt challenge. It’s my mother’s doll. My mother died dancing, celebrating my father’s 90th birthday. 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