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This is a blog which is designed to allow people to post memories they may have of my mother, Helen Potts.  Born Helen Cashwell Bolling, after a long eventful life, she passed away this past June. Fortunately she was able to remain fairly active up to the end, able to stay in her own house, and was still driving up to a couple years ago.  As most of you know, her time on this earth was varied and fulfilling; most would agree it was a life well led.

These blogs are a little unusual in that they read in reverse chronology, with the most recent postings appearing first.  So many of you reading this have already finished reading posts which are yet to come.  This is an odd condition for any writer, but adds an organic nature to the growth of the narrative.  We can only see if that happens here.  The first posts will be remembrances I put together in the week after Helen's passing.  These were done in three sections, and I'll post them here as the first three posts.  Feel free to join the blog and post comments, add stories or observations as you see fit.  The purpose here is to try to create a community of points of view.  In any event, have at it.  Please add whatever you think the community might enjoy.