– Winifred Holtby

Today we celebrate my mother-in-law’s 90th birthday. Friends and family will gather, recalling fond memories centred around this incredible lady. She has witnessed more changes than many of us could imagine. Born in Altona, Ontario, once a thriving farm community, now just a handful of buildings, sitting on expropriated land, a shadow of what it once was, she grew up in a time of horse-drawn transportation and one room school houses, watched the world around her change, married and had a family.

I married her youngest daughter twenty-six years ago and have grown to appreciate a loving a caring mother-in-law. Through good times and bad times, she has been a constant example of solid faith and patience. Always ready to help in any way she can.

This short post really does not do justice to what she represents to me, and my family. We are just so happy to have had her in our lives for so many years. So, today we celebrate 90 years of love and caring. 90 years loved.

The wonderful cake pictured above was made by our neighbour, as a centerpiece.

Nikon D800
Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2.8 Di Macro 1:1 (272ENII)@90mm
2.0 sec, f/29.0 ISO 100