12.18orphan-age
No matter how old you are when you lose that second parent, you’re an orphan. It’s not the same as when you’re 5 or even 15, but when you’re 50ish it’s lonely.
I’m jealous of people who can make music. Anyone who can sling an instrument over their shoulder or carry it in their back pocket, to pull out and entertain with whenever they want, that’s a gift.
Singer-songwriters get the gift of language and the gift of music and while it doesn’t seem fair to someone like [...]
11.03magnetic personality
I’m a wacky old lady magnet, as in, I attract wacky old ladies.
This is Claire. I finally stopped to take her picture. I just love how EVERYTHING is red. Right down the shopping cart, the reusable shopping bags and get this, the red Chuck Taylor hi-tops. We met in front of the post office. She [...]