Her imagination, creativity, her incredible, encyclopedic knowledge of so many different things - whether it was old movies, local history, the Dunes, folklore.... so many, many things. Her ability to take an idea from a couple of words and weave a story.... she was one of the smartest people that I have ever known and one who would never acknowledge it. She LOVED her kids with all her heart and soul.... she loved her family and her family- all of us- loved her.....