She was my mother’s oldest sister. She was an excellent cook and gardener. The yard was often full of color because of her flowers. I remember the tasty preserves and the yummy fried, dried apple pies.
Lena Izera Phillips (1906-1985)
I often look back and reflect on the hours and days spent with all of my aunts. The images bring many questions about their personal stories they did not share. This becomes more true as I approach the ages and photos that show them as I
remember them best.
(I picked the Canna Lily to go with photo, because she had them in the yard. The longer I looked at the picture, I wondered if it was a tobacco plant.)
