Elizabeth JoAnn Bright

An anniversary and photo album of my mother

Today’s date, December 29, is the nineteenth anniversary of my mother’s death. Hard to believe it’s been that long. It touches me how often she’s in my thoughts, how often I replay singular memories.

Elizabeth was born on August 12, 1925, one of five children in an Irish Catholic family in Minneapolis.

She had an adventurous, unexpected life. The older …