She loved without question the only man in her life worth know was ROBERT"BOB"  WILLIAM PICKEREL
She loved and hid and stockpiled and enjoyed chocolate, Dark CHOCOLATE was her favorite...EVERYTHING.... Chocolate

OPIUM PERFUME

WINE
COFFEE
TRAVEL of any sort
Elisabeth Arden Discreet Pink #01 LIPSTICK
THE SOUND OF MUSIC, the Movie
She loved music classical and jazz
THE LAST MOVIE i TOOK HER TO WAS "OUT OF AFRICA", she much preferred being out in it, traveling, or telling some "where to go" she had a list of hidden treasures in the northwest.
Hamburger GRAVY AND MASHED potatoes were a favorite, 
Riding in the front seat, NOT THE BACK was her travel mode.
Decorating the Christmas tree was a production, getting the tree was an adventure.
She loved her wine until she forgot she loved it :( 
COFFEE - BLACK cream in later years, 
COMFORTABLE SHOES,
SCALPED Oysters Geneva's mimographed receipt from the war years.
Her children- all of them fully and with reservation SOMETIMES, somes times not... she had standards.
Her grandchildren, 
Birds and watching them, traveling to see them and sitting quietly in her room at Guardian Angel in the yard aout her window.
Road trips anywhere or just a car ride was a requirement until the last.
Holly's sweatshirts, soft strechypants and nylon nighties. Christmas carols, she knew all the words.
Pecan cake & Betty Kenney and Christmas Cookie making
PEANUT BUTTER AND DILL PICKLE SANDWICHES - and often to be know as the "SANDWICH Queen" by Bob
OMLETS FOR the "BREAKFAST SHE DID NOT EAT"

Her favorite saying when frustrated with us or herself was "I am going to cut my suspenders and go straight up" I never understood it until I had Kids...  
SHE NEVER DIED HER HAIR SHE NEVER LOST HER TEETH
she played Bridge, 
she play golf with a 9holers at Liberty Lake and the 18 holers when she got better at it.
While all of her friends were retiring she was still raising her youngest child.
She wore a ponytail and long hair for many years, Bob love long hair.
She did not wear cowboy boots, ever that i remember.
I never saw her ride a horse.
She like boating not camping, camping was way too much work.
I think she preferred cats to dogs; especially Siamese
She was Fearless and critical; she was loving and constructive and she was always your friend. She spoke plainly and minced few words and could be a bad-ass mama-bear. She often let you hang yourself "with  a new rope" but would never let you drown.
We loved her long and well... I am sure each of you could to add to her "favorite things" Please do....