Before my mother became "Mum," she was Audrey, the country cousin on a farm in St. Michael's outside Kewaskum. Shirley was her city
cousin in Milwaukee. They resembled each other, petite girls bubbling
with laughter. Shirley and Audrey had no sisters and over their years of visits, they
became more than sisters, the best of pals. They made their fun outdoors, exploring
the barn, ice skating on the frozen river near the farm, or roller skating on sidewalks
in Milwaukee.
