A gift from Mom

(JNS) - My mom had duck boots for the rain. And for the snow. Luckily, we wore the same size shoes, so when I visited her last year and it snowed, she let me wear the duck boots.

They are old-fashioned and not so stylish anymore, but I remember in the 1980s they were everywhere. And practical, oh so practical. They proclaimed to keep your feet dry, and they did!

My mom, Danna Miller Levy, was generous. She gave them to me to wear without hesitation. Just like she'd join groups in her senior living community without a second thought. Christian, arts-and-crafts, the Italian club. She didn't care...