All my life's a circle.

Are any of you old enough to remember Harry Chapin?  (I see your hand Trina. :-))  What a legend and all around good human.  His song, All My Life's a Circle has always been a favorite of mine.  If you are not familiar, or just want a little walk down memory lane, you can see a youtube video of it performed live here. We used to play the tape in the car on the way up north and sing as loud as we could.  Good memories.  And indeed, life is a series of circles, beginnings, endings, starting overs. 

As a memorial to my mother a group of my knitting friends went together and purchased me an overly generous gift card from one of the local garden centers so that I could plant a tree in mother's honor.  AH and I walked all over the yard and did research on tree after tree, she loved them all, and in the end decided that a tree wasn't it.  We were walking the spiral labyrinth remembering how mother used to enjoy coming out there after dinner, walker and all, and hope for a visit from our little bat buddy, Echo.  With that memory came inspiration.....a trellis.  And off we went.

And there it is, the perfect trellis for the entrance to the spiral.  Perfect.  I'm going to have a little plague engraved in her memory and attach it.  We are going to plant these beauties on both sides and someday it will be quite a show piece.

Mother's favorite color was blue and this was as close to blue as I could come in a clematis.  I think she would be happy.

I love how it sort of has a Gothic feel to it.  Ladies, I can't thank you enough for your kind, kind gift.  Each time I walk under it I will remember mother and give thanks for such wonderful friends.  I have been blessed beyond measure.

As with any job well done, it's always good to have help.

Comments

[PainterWoman]

I remember Harry Chapin, but not that song. And while I'm not gonna plant anything in MY mom's honor (lonnnnnnnnng story!), I think the trellis and clematis are a lovely tribute. Maybe I can get one (with climbing roses, I think) or two, and leave them to my children. ;-)
PS: I liked Harry Nilsson better.