Disparaissant--that is sweet of you to say, it WOULD have been better if she could have lived to an older age. She was full of life and would have found new adventures somehow. She was 55--had my attempt (2 years ago) succeeded then I would have died at 51. She died more than 20 years ago so it is mostly easy to think and talk about.

Nammu--I have never heard of the term crackerjack personality but when I looked up the term crackerjack it said it means exceptionally good. That is a very nice thing to say. Thanks for the sentiment.