Traveling with Charlie

In April 2010, Ann, my mom, 89 years, 360 days old, left this world while wrapped in my arms.

Momma, Charlie and Jo

My mom loved adventures and traveling.  Until the last year of her life, she traveled near and far, visiting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, Florida to California and everywhere in between.  She took great joy in discovering new places and meeting new friends. One thing she instilled in me was to enjoy life, "Live life!", "From the moment you are born, you start dying", she repeated this several times to me as the years went by.

The last few months of her life, she took to carrying around her beloved teddy bear, Charlie.  Charlie would be held close to her chest when the pain was bad and added comfort in her last days.  Charlie was passed on to me,  "Take Charlie, walk the beaches, climb the mountains, explore the woods".

In October, Paul, Charlie and I are setting off to see the world, in part, as a loving memorial to my mom. Along the way we will visit with family and friends, see new things and meet new people.

We will walked the beaches, climb the mountains and explore the woods.
Most importantly we will "Live life"

Thank you for visiting our blog.  We hope you will enjoy sharing in our travels with Charlie. -   Jo