Aunt Frances

It’s Tuesday and I’m supposed to be writing something about a great book or movie, but my plans for this blog were suddenly changed this weekend when Aunt Frances died.

Let me tell you a little bit about Frances. She was 96 years old when she passed away in her sleep. She was nearly blind, but her mind was still as sharp as a tack. Frances is my husband’s aunt, but she and I hit it off almost from the moment I met her back in 1977.

She got a college education at a time when very few women d...