During Isabel's many visits to Scotland during the past 36 years, she frequently heard friends and relatives sing the refrain: "Will ye no' come back again?" This familiar farewell inviting a guest to return has been turned around to Isabel's great delight!
Cousin Joy from the West Highlands of Scotland has returned for a harvest visit. Joy is Isabel's second cousin, and she spent a month with Mum in January during the Robbie Burns' celebration and Mum's transition to Wascana. As a retired Occupational Therapist, Joy's helpful ideas supported Mum through the winter. When Joy left to return home, Isabel told her COME AGAIN.
Joy arrived last Monday to help with the harvest at the Froehlich-Robertson Farm at Bradwell (Isabel's birth-home east of Saskatoon). However, Joy's Air Canada landing in Regina enabled her to spend two full days visiting Isabel so they could both catch up on news. Joy went to therapy with Mum, and they visited on the sunny terrace amid all the still-blooming summer flowers. Hot weather --- a far cry from the 40 below zero temperatures of last January -- eventually brought them back into Isabel's room.
With gratitude for travelling cousins who do "come back again" and bring stories of Scottish friends and relatives....
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