Tag Archives: support

Sep20

goldilocks and the three mares.

Posted on September 20, 2014 by beth

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once upon a time

there was a woman

(who was me)

whose hair

had a life of its own

and she

had made plans

with 3 of her very dearest friends

for a long memorial day weekend getaway

to nashville

but then

she got

really sick

and her hair

was wilder than ever

a sure sign

something

amiss

and

she

had to tell them

to go on without her

but they said

there is no way

we will do that

and so

they each offered up

their support

and found a solution

in their very own way

mare #1

said

‘i will drive you all the way there.

you can sleep in the car and listen to music.

you won’t have to fly and hurt your ears and suffer any more.’

mare#2

said

‘i will provide you with any medication

and comforting therapy

you might need.’

mare #3

said

‘come with us

and we will

tuck you in

and

bring you soup

and

hot water bottles

and

tea

and

whiskey

and

magazines.’

and goldilocks

was so moved

by their gestures

and their compassion

that she went to the doctor

and he gave her mega antibiotics

and got on the plane

and went on the trip

anyway

and

danced

and

sang

and

ate southern bbq

and drank a whiskey

and listened to the blues

in a beautiful park

and had a wonderful time

with each and every one of them

and they all continue to live happily ever after

as friends for life

—

a day for toil, an hour for sport, but for a friend is life too short.
– ralph waldo emerson

image credits: stickygooeycreamychooey.com, redcanyonart – carol walker

Jul8

i owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite. – g. k. chesterton

Posted on July 8, 2014 by beth

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on a walk

by the detroit river

one cousin

two years older

and wiser

offers the other

a show of support

and perhaps

a small bit of advice.

—

Whatever advice you give, be short.

Horace

Apr27

six degrees of sexton-ation

Posted on April 27, 2014 by beth

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we discovered last fall, in blog world, that we were connected, through many different avenues,

and mutual close friends. amazingly, we had never crossed paths in real life. until…..

i attended a wonderful and unusual book signing at our local ann arbor senior center,

with guest author, susie sexton.

susie read and offered anecdotes from her book,

and local Roy Sexton, Susie Duncan Sexton’s son,

(known throughout Michigan for his cabaret style performances),

sang some of his mom’s favorite musical show tunes.

they kept the audience laughing and clapping.

and roy was there to support his mother’s wonderful endeavor.

Susie Duncan Sexton – is a writer, political pundit, arts critic, animal rights advocate, (and mother of Roy) – has her own column on Jennifer Zartman Romano’s “Talk of the Town.” The column offers observations of growing up in a small Indiana town – the culture, the anecdotes, the legends, the gossip, the joys, the heartaches – and what Sexton has learned about life ever since. She also writes a column “Homeward Angle” for the Columbia City Post and Mail, and she recently published two books, “Secrets of an Old Typewriter,” and “More Secrets of an Old Typewriter.”