— Early Age questions about Mother —What did the town, neighborhood, or home your mother grew up in look, sound, and smell like?A small white house near the harbor — always smelled of fresh bread from the bakery next door.Did that childhood dream ever come true, change, or fade away completely?She wanted to be a teacher, and she actually became one — taught for over 30 years.

— Early Age questions about Mother —

What did the town, neighborhood, or home your mother grew up in look, sound, and smell like?

It was a small seaside town in Estonia, quiet and full of the smell of pine and salt water.