Last week Jason’s step-grandma passed away. Joyce Pallett was 97 and she was certainly an incredible woman. She could easily cook up a delicious storm of food, was quick to laugh about life and just as eager to share a story about the past. Her best stories were the ones she couldn’t finish for laughing so hard. She was unfailingly reliable. A good example is having lunch ready for the boys working the farm. Jason’s favourite was her delicious grill cheese sandwich…made with real cheddar.
She also had a strong ‘can do’ attitude. Our favourite example of this is the broken car door story. She was in her 70s and the driver’s side door wouldn’t open. Like a scene from the Dukes Of Hazard, she kept the window rolled down and hopped in and out of it as needed.
Joyce saw a lot of change in her life and took it all in stride. As a child in England she watched bombs dropped from Zepplins overhead during WW1. Her first car had to be manually started with a crank shaft.
The last time we say Joyce was Christmas. She was still smiling as strongly as ever and generously laughing at Jason’s jokes.
Hats off to a great woman.
