Bruce Sassmann

Sunday, April 15th was my Mother's 92rd Birthday. She has been living at Frene Valley Nursing Home in Owensville for the past 16 months. My mom is in great physical health but, she suffers from dementia. I have some great pictures of her working in the garden when she was 90.
On her birthday we took a drive through the country. Back to her own home place south of Belle, to Travis cemetery, to the Gasconade River, the road between Paydown and Summerfield, to the Prairie Star farm, and finally to Wal-mart. Traveling with her now is living with history. She remembers the distant past and not much else.
She was happy today. I wish she could be back in her garden.