4 f weerendetf m0w47 stm people author pays tribute to grandmother with something to remember me by stouffville author susan bosak will host a mothers day tea party tomorrow to help promote her new book something to remem ber me by the tea party starts at 2 pm at the chapters bookstore in markham hwy 7 and woodbine ave mothers day is a time for remembering mothers and grand mothers and bosaks book takes a fond look at this memories and love across gener ations are the themes of the book which is released the communi cation project a stouffvillebased company something to remember me by speaks to the heart of every moth er and grandmother every daugh ter and granddaughter written by bosak and illustrat ed by governor generals award nominee laurie mcgaw the book evokes nostalgic memories the book is a true story based on bosaks relationship with her grandmother mothers day is coming up and i bought a card for my grand mother the other day said bosak it has the big bright flowers on stouffville author susan bosak will be promoting her book something to remember me by at chapters in markham on sunday it that she likes so much its per fect the only problem is that she wont know who the card is from three years ago bosaks grand mother began suffering from an alzheimerlike dementia before when i would visit my grandmother she would be so happy to see me shed hug me and laugh and want to talk and talk now i walk into her room and theres only a blank look she doesnt know who i am but even if she doesnt remember me any more ill always remember her thats why i wrote something to remember me by she explained its about celebrating the pre cious memories we all have and remembering the people we love illustrator mcgaw was moved by the story when i first read the story it really got to me its such a uni versal story it brought back warm memories from years ago of my own grandmother said mcgaw i thought of my relation ship with my aging mom and the story beautifully echoed my own young daughters close relation ship with her grandmother i knew i just had to do the illustra tions for the book memories are powerful things i remember so many wonderful things about my grandmother said bosak her meltinyourmouth honey cake the rosescented lotion she used on her hands how proud she was when my first book came out and how she peddled it to all her neighbors and joked about getting a commission and her big warm smile the smile that everyone in the family says she passed on to me bosak concluded the older you get i think the more you treasure your memories and start to think about your own legacy every birthday first thing in the morn ing i cant help but think of my grandmother we had a little tra dition that she would wake up early and be the first to call me and sing happy birthday i can stih hear her singing it bosak will be sighing copies at sundays tea party for more information call chapters in markham at 4771756 the store will reserve a signed copy bosak is an award winning author her previous book science is was copublished by the communication project and scholastic and has become a best seller in both canada and the united states with more than 100000 copies sold founded in 1984 the communi cation project is a research and education group which publishes books for both children and adults casual wear dresses suits jackets casual wear dresses suits jackets f w m h 1 vt m ttm stf 1 jui rl save 30 80 if you want quality at affordable prices this is a sale you should not miss held over only 10 days lef sale ends may14 o at ft jsp 4ks e 5 c h oa we carry sizes 4 20 regular store hours monday friday 1 0 am 8 pm saturday 10 am 4 pm 1 ft z we are located at 190 bullock drive 2nd street north of hwy 7 off mccowan 905 2011934 turn east at canadian tire behind the works fitness centre in former kidnasium location 16thave markham wearehem 190 bullock drivel canadian tire heritag ro casual wear dresses suits jackets casual wear dresses suits jackets