This is the first post in a series: January Dreaming. Click here for the rest of the series.
My late Mom always hated January. For many reasons.
The emotional let-down after the excitement of the holidays.
The dreary, gray, chilly days.
The lack of a real identity for this also-ran of months. Nothing big happens. All the other months get the glory.
Mom was a warm weather person, and grumped her way through all her Januaries. I think she kind of enjoyed putting down her least favorite month, and she had a real patter going about it “too cold, too damp, too boring, no spice to it!”. She spent her January days dreaming of warmer good times and letting everyone know about it. I miss that, and her.
In 1974, in her beloved Gulf of Mexico 
At the beach in Gilchrist, TX
That’s Mom above at the beach where I grew up, in Gilchrist, Texas along the Gulf of Mexico. The floppy hat illustrates her personality so well – she definitely marched to her own drummer. So in Mom’s honor, I’m going to do some January Dreaming posts about warmer days. First up will be scenes from a Paris taxi ride in July (my next post – stay tuned).
Update: the January Dreaming series ended when January passed its chilly baton to February, but you can dream of good times in warmer months at any time by clicking here.
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What a loving way to honor your mother’s memories…mothers are always with us!
Yes, they are definitely always with us. Thank you for your kind words!
I think January is a hard month for many people in the Northern Hemisphere. I love your idea of escaping it by traveling into the sun and warmth, as your Mom would probably have done had she had the opportunity.
You had a beautiful mom and she looks like someone who really loved life to the fullest. How wonderful to have such great memories.