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Our Mothers — This Documentary is a Very Keen Look at Our Dear Mothers

Lydia Joly, middle, on her parents’ farm circa 1967 — son, Loran, left; sister, right; my great-grandmother, back row. When great-grandmother was not visiting, I would sometimes sleep in the bed she had slept in when at the farm… “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree?”

A documentary on the “astounding impact” of a mother on others, was created by Michael DuBois, a few years ago …

“Becoming Home – full film”:

“The documentary “Becoming Home” touched my heart, a few years ago. Make by filmmaker Michael DuBois, he chronicled the “first year after the death of his mother. He set out to discover why she had the astounding impact on others that she did…”

Michael lives on Cape Cod, as of when he created this documentary…

“Becoming Home” is his finished story. It is the story of his mother, and her grace through life. It is the story of his childhood. And it is the story of learning to move forward after those losses, without moving away from them. Directed by Michael F. DuBois Produced by Bert Mayer and Larissa Farrell Director of Photography Mark Kammel Original Music by Derek Hamilton Featuring Music by Sky Flying By and Pete Miller”

Denzel Washington has this to say, about mothers, also…

“The Power of a Mother’s Love | Denzel Washington’s Inspiring Speech on Gratitude and Respect”

My mother, Lydia Joly, age 87, war refugee from Piaski, Poland, with time in a relocation camp in northern Germany after World War I also — arrived Ellis Island 1950 — image by son Loran

Christmas card 2024 with Lydia’s self-made Gingerbread house

Lydia — my mother — was born in Lubelskie County, Poland.

We see her village, Piaski, here, with beautiful music…

“Piaski Lubelskie”:

No wonder she loves gardening and flowers…

Lydia, gardening, 2025, age 87