Happy Birthday, Aunt Debbie. I love seeing the pictures of your life. One that I, unfortunately, have not really gotten to experience outside of the Gulf Coast. There is some beautiful scenery there. I am going to tell one of my special memories of Aunt Debbie (one of many.) When I was probably 8 or 9 years old, the family was on a camping trip. Aunt Debbie joined us for a day. She has always been good about taking a little "special time" one-one-one with each of her nieces and nephews. Aunt Debbie took me for a walk in the woods and on the way she taught me about all the vegetation growing around us. She pointed out berries that are safe to eat and those that are not-and how to tell the difference. She shows me the tricks for knowing which plants will give you rashes (leaves of three) and she took a mint leaf and let me rub it between my fingers to release the scent. The thing that was extra special about this experience was that a few weeks later I received a letter from Aunt Debbie. In this letter she drew pictures of all the different trees, plants, berries and sights we had seen on our hike and put a few words with each of them to remind me what they were. Not only is that a special memory for me, but I think it also sums up Aunt Debbie's love of nature and art, and her special, giving spirit.
I love you!
Donna Denison
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