My Mother, Carlene Buchanan Harris

My mother was born 89 years ago this month.  

She was raised in Bountiful, Utah...

...and was the valedictorian for her high school. 

She met my dad at the University of Utah.

They raised their family in Concord, California.

Every summer we traveled to Utah to be with our extended family.

She dearly loved her children and grandchildren!

Every two years we had a Harris family reunion.

Six years ago in April my mother passed away.  

Being the only daughter, I inherited her jewelry.   

What to do with all of her costume jewelry from the 1950's?

You google "jewelry Christmas tree on velvet" and get to work.  

This "jewelry Christmas tree on velvet" hangs in my dining room 

and every day when i see it, I think of my mother... 

....and I am reminded daily how blessed I was to be raised by her.