I adore her...she moved next door to me... and she's so different than anyone I've ever known in my life.
Virginia came into my life and I have never thought about anything in the same way again.
Is it geography...she comes from Missouri....but she's not back-woods...in fact, quite the opposite...she's up on just about everything.
Every day I find out good things about her....for instance, last week she had me for a New Year's Day luncheon...and it was all very traditional....asssuring us of a good year to come.
We have nothing in common...yet we're good friends. I'm a a generation older than she is. She goes to bed about 7 or 8 at night. I'm a very night person...and I sleep late in the morning.
Virginia greets the paper boy...and she's done with all her shopping by the time I'm turning over in my bed.
This lady has had to fend for herself for many years....and she's done it with grace.
She moved in about the same time as our big hurricane and she would come over every time I lit my grill.....but she just came to socialize.....she never partook of all the food. She'd always say she already ate
I went with her to a John Lennon art show downtown....and she was very enthusiastic...and I found it completely un-artisic....like a first grader.
As I say.......we are not alike....but she's trying to make me less wimpy........and I dare say....
it's working! One thing I find completely endearing..is the love for the things that she's colllected in her life....and she has a complete story about each artifact. I saw handwork her mother crafted set in a beautiful frame....and long pieces of wood that has deep meaning for her.
She's such a good mother...she guides her grownup kids with such loving care. She's just Goodness.
Thank you, Virginia for just being you.
1 comment:
Wow, what a nice piece you wrote about our neighbor and friend and
everything you said was oh so true.
Glad we have her in our lives
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