I had the great pleasure of getting to know earthmomma in real life. We attended several social events together, as well as forum girls' nights out. I vividly recall a December meeting of women from the old TimesDaily forum which had been canceled...unbeknownst to either of us. I arrived carrying programs I'd printed, while she arrived...wearing reindeer antlers.
She had many stories that she freely shared. I particularly loved the ones about her Baptist mother. When earthmomma received her doctorate in education, did her mother congratulate her? No, she said, "You know you're still not a real doctor." Mothers!
In later years, she cherished her Walker hound Dixie Belle along with her human children. Yes, the world is diminished by her absence.