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Great Aunt Evangeline always visited on my birthday, as
regular as calendar and clock. Auntie E was full of so many things, most of them really irritating. Adages?
She had them. Shameless bragging?
Overload there. A hoard of wisdom? Good there, too.
Auntie E was a bland
plain woman, with legs like stems. So utterly huge to the point of bursting,
her size dominated any room.
A successful business woman, she owned her own brokerage, always possessing great insight on sales and trends. And, believe it or not, that
lady had a great golf swing.
Yet, for all the things I hated about her, I loved her
for them. In so many ways, Auntie E was a vessel
of kindness to all she knew. While I possessed just a vestige of humanity, Auntie E loved and was loved, cared and
was cared for, gave and then was given.
I was none of those things. Still am.
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Some people can sure touch many and leave others wondering.
ReplyDeleteI think of my late aunt, who had many of these qualities, but was not fat.
DeleteIt takes a special person.
ReplyDeleteHave a great Thanksgiving. Did you see MST3K is doing a Turkey Day marathon that day?
What movie is featured?? I loved the last MST3Ks we have seen.
DeleteA lovely story about a lovely Auntie using all the Words for Wednesday.
ReplyDeleteFlawed but sharing and caring.
DeleteLoved it. We all need to know someone like that. And more of us need to strive to be someone like that...
ReplyDeleteI was thinking of two different aunts like that. Loved them dearly and they loved me as well. With all our warts, we loved each other.
DeleteA very nice story, loved it.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Thanks, Jan.
DeleteShe sounds like the kind of woman I'd like to know.
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