Joanne,

I know one who is still living, who DID give me a fair few songs - the mother of a friend who took me all sorts of wonderful places, especially to their cottage on Put In Bay. I may have imprinted on Scottish song through Fran. I've had in the back of my mind to pay her a visit and sing some songs for her, I shouldn't put it off any longer. Thanks for the goose.

Do you know, that puts me on mind of another thread I started long ago about our folkbabies..... I am sure that you must be Fran to some of the little ones to whom you have sung!

Your whole post is just lovely. My relationship with my mother was a weird one, and altho I cannot precisely say that I share your experience, in some ways I was not mothered. I too benefited from some extra mothering from wise older women, along the way.

You will be much in my thoughts this Mother's Day (what was her name?). Please do feel free to keep writing about this, here or via PM.

~Susan