Amy Krouse Rosenthal’s daughter to finish author’s online project

A photograph of her mother’s clog beside one of her own. A note of encouragement from mother to daughter for “whenever you hit a rough patch.”

Those are among mementos that Chicago author Amy Krouse Rosenthal’s daughter Paris is posting as finishes an online project her mother began before she died earlier this month.

Rosenthal already was well-known as the author of more than 30 books when her New York Times essay “You May Want to Marry My Husband” went viral after being published 10 days before she died of cancer March 13 at her Lakeview home.

Rosenthal’s daughter wrote on Instagram that she plans to complete a project that her mother began on a photo-sharing platform to share a “1,2,3” list daily for 123 days:

“For the next 62 days, to complete the 123 days, I will take my own variation on this project of hers. Everyday at 1:23 pm, I will post a photo that represents something about Amy Krouse Rosenthal. I will acknowledge AKR in some way every day for the rest of my life, and this is the first step of my journey in doing so.”

One post features a photograph of a note the author gave her daughter before she set off for college. The note, which includes a photograph of mother and daughter embracing, reads: “An amazing, wondrous journey awaits you! Keep your eyes, mind and heart open wide. And whenever you hit a rough patch, Remember this is right there by your side.”

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