On Mother's Day, Hanna and I took the train up to Lowell where we met her parents and went visiting in Lunenberg, to the home of a family friend whom Hanna has known all her life.
Estelle served us blueberry muffins and tea and showed us around her gorgeous garden, just beginning to bloom for the summer.
![Linda and Kevin Clutterbuck at the gate to Estelle's garden. Photograph by Hanna, 9 May 2010.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTgOBMPKEy44cGp-zoiefWXGguYSlQcz-yJc5eYgzic4-Cn8k1Qwn2LjQUG97AEC1rlwEinq2eAoDsCm3ttgBLA7UVlPakjb9k4XxQygn8zUKJf5Rp9g4yczxaueRldB7zuTmSNjcl5fg/s400/estelle_2.jpg)
It was a freezing day, despite the sunshine, and I had to borrow one of Linda's coats to stay warm.
![Anna at the garden gate, in coat and hooded sweatshirt. Photograph by Hanna, 9 May 2010.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUHVxpmKLyuxhu6DQV_cIbqpN3EC0xr8MZG5N-j7X4Ns5pFO4FibOBBv2RjTaC91Bx1zuHeDgxa4c-LFbJuk1zXo3MX1_dDbdGOX3nDgqvqhrZ9UqW7rEE8W2JRvVek3k3w6yXfkw2vF4/s400/estelle_3.jpg)
![View of Estelle's garden, by Hanna, 9 May 2010.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkuRREGUHGOsEJgvc-JE4dcePjvLNvY4fSjU5hwOBybWcKgzS6aHDAS8DLjWGy7T37MBufEs-CVgWA7W1MsqsssR18bI5uRgUC5GgTXwOb24Jd7LOyVrLxrh242ceUYk6GHGsYGJvU5P0/s400/estelle_4.jpg)
We were sent away with armfuls (literally!) of flowers to leave at Hanna's grandparents' graves.
![flowers for Hanna's grandparents' graves, 9 May 2010. Photograph by Anna.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-7S_4i5Ga3UdazziG9CspXMw3u3TcR4uerJYYmD_l1AdHCa7tldWSkFXqa4tMKZeRYs9kWXU4KRqrkjV04Fd2Z02d1qvGr4XGMyfjvs3syhyDgi6Cw_35If_rDn76L4BgTz7ux4t1OkQ/s400/estelle_1.jpg)
Anna, I am SO PROUD of you for having a post full of garden pictures. Next thing you know I'll be discussing feminism on my blog.
ReplyDelete@Joseph I'll look forward to the day :). 10+ years of friendship have to rub off just a little, don't ya think?
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