In 2009, a year that seems almost yesterday, I wrote something about Amie’s mother on Halloween and her “irksome inability to distinguish left from right.” The post was illustrated with Amie’s picture of her mother as the Wicked Witch of the West. It was all in good fun, of course. I post this picture today in recognition of Linda Barnett's death this past year. She was both irksome and interesting, strange but also loving. I think Amie’s photograph captures all those things. In Amie’s words:

Linda Rae Cadwell Barnett
March 20, 1942 – December 28, 2017
Loving Mother and Housekeeper

I’ll watch for her on her broom tonight. Peace be with you.