Thanks for all your kind thoughts everyone. It's true that I got my love of Hermes from my mother. I now have her 50s-era mini-agenda with a little sterling pencil, along with a 50s era scarf unlike any I've ever seen. It's badly stained, as I remember my mother wearing it every winter day during the 60s, but I'll post a photo someday.
My mother and I had our ups and downs over the years, but I'll certainly miss her. I talked with her five times a day and already that's a void I haven't figured out how to fill.