Tuesday, November 9, 2021
When I think of Auntie Net I immediately think of Lazy Daisy Cake! As a kid, I remember going to her place for Halloween, and I continued the tradition by taking my kids there and she always wanted a photo. Speaking of photos, Auntie Net loved her scrapbooking hobby. I was excited to see her progress on the “Barritt history” scrapbook. Her hours upon hours of compiling that book were appreciated and I loved to hear her tell stories of the past relatives. She and I went to a scrapbooking retreat at Morris Meadows 16 or so years ago, we were roommates and I remember this vividly because I was, ever so nicely, reminded that I "snore"...!!
When she moved into Paragon Place, where my grandma was, I had gotten to have many mini visits with her at mealtime. Afterward, sometimes she would stop by my Grandmas room and share her memories of when she arrived up here in the Ripley District as a young teacher to teach at Ripley School. Auntie Net loved to tell the story of the first time when she drove in my Grandpa Glen’s yard and saw my Dad – Bill for the first time. He was about 2 and she would describe his excited 2 year old reaction to her in detail and I can tell he made quite the impression on her!
Our family and community was fortunate to have had our friendly, funny, beautiful, and classy Auntie Net be a part of it.
