After Aunt Mimi died, a wonderful woman named Barbara Walker came to help take care of Aunt Mary and my mother. Barbara was a godsend to all of us during that time. One weekend, I was cooking supper while Barbara helped Mary Dob eat some mushed-up chicken and rice, which was all she was able to swallow at that point. I then fixed Aunt Mary some dessert— homemade angel food cake with mashed fresh strawberries and whipped cre
