The Idiot’s mother celebrates her 102nd birthday on October 24.
Here’s how she’s looked on her birthdays since The Idiot returned to Redding, California, after living outside the United States for thirty-five years and in Hollywood for five.
To get the full scoop read “Dating My Mother” published last month and the “Homeward Bound” chapter in The Idiot and the Odyssey II: Myth, Magic and Madness on the Mediterranean.
The Idiot’s mother on her birthday with two of her sons in 2009.
The Idiot’s mother on her birthday in 2010.
The Idiot’s mother on her birthday in 2011.
The Idiot’s mother on her birthday in 2012.
The Idiot’s mother on her birthday in 2013.
The Idiot’s mother on her birthday in 2014.
The Idiot’s mother on her birthday in 2015.
The Idiot’s mother on her birthday in 2016.
The Idiot’s mother with The Idiot’s daughter on her birthday in 2017.
The Idiot’s mother with her family on her birthday in 2018.
The Idiot’s mother on her birthday at 100 in 2019.
The Idiot’s mother on her birthday in 2020.
The Idiot’s mother in 1944 and 2014.
About Joel
Joel Stratte-McClure has been a global trekker since the 1970s. He lived in France for over 30 years, working as a journalist, before he turned his attention to a unique life-time-project of walking the shores of the Mediterranean. The first 4,401 kilometers are explored in his inspirational and entertaining first book "The Idiot and the Odyssey: Walking the Mediterranean." The next 4,401 kilometers are covered in the gods-filled sequel, "The Idiot and the Odyssey II: Myth, Madness and Magic on the Mediterranean,” published on Valentine's Day 2013. The last 4,401 kilometers will be discussed in the last book of the trilogy currently entitled "The Idiot and the Odyssey III: Alexander the Great Walks the Mediterranean."