😉 🌞☂🌷 2022 April FROM MY PERSPECTIVE
I walked up the steps of her porch and took a
seat. I knew she’d invite me to “set a
spell and chat”; I, also, knew she’d be aware of a “trouble” I was carrying. “Good afternoon, Chile. I’m so glad you came for a visit. It looks like ya got a trouble you’re
carryin’ around. Wanna talk about
it?” “Aint Daisy, I know you know
Theresa Marie and all she’s been through.
I, also, know you know she’s a friend of mine. She was sharing her troubles with me the
other day and denying what a good person she is even when I kept telling her. It pained me to hear her say she didn’t think
she was worthy of the good things which have finally come her way and even
questioned her level of friendship with others.
I listened, but had a heavy heart when she finished talking. I told her of the kindnesses she’d shown to
others, the wonderful mothering skills she has and used with the many foster
children she’s loved unconditionally, cared for, and given security to. I told her of the solid, true friendship
she’s given me, where we just seem to pick up where we left off after not
seeing each other for a while, and share some dark secrets knowing they are
safe not to be told to another. I told
her, ‘A friend is a gift you give yourself.
It is, also, a reflection of your standards and principles.’ What I said to her surprised her, especially
when I gave her examples of her support and kindness to others and me.” Aint Daisy listened intently, took a breath
and spoke. “Chile, I’ve heard you deny
good things said about you and told to you.
You see, sweet girl, there are many times a person cain’t see themselves
clearly until they are seen and told through the eyes of others.” More wisdom from the Lady of the Holler.
Have you ever had a piece
of music or sound stuck in your head?
Well, let’s try getting these out of our musical memory: the shower scene from the original PSYCHO;
the nasty old woman riding her bicycle in THE WIZARD OF OZ; BABY SHARK. Then, Post Malone’s CIRCLES starts to play on
the radio. Gods!!!! It’s a mental symphony. You’re welcome.
I was washing my van when
Brenduhh came over. "Hi Trudy. What are you doing?" she
asked. If she only knew how much I am not a big fan to answering obvious
questions. "Well, the van was dirty, so I decided to wash it,"
I said trying not to sound annoyed at the obvious. She walked around the
van as thought she was an inspector. "Well, it looks pretty
clean. Hey, what's that at the windshield?" she asked seeing the
silvery sun shield I had spread across it. "It's a sun shield to
keep the sun out of the van," I answered. "Well, it probably
does the job, but how do you see and you drive when it's across the
windshield?" I couldn't answer her question because it was the
second obvious results one in less than 10 minutes, and I was still recovering
from the first. So, I mentioned, "I have some cold, sweet tea and honey
biscuits in the house. Would you like to join me?"
The musician Leo Kottke
once said, “The Germans have done for the consonants what the Hawaiians have
done for the vowels.” What does that
mean? Well, you may have seen German
words such as kartoffelkuchen (potato cake), tchotchkes/chotskies
(insignificant knick knack), zweibach (twice baked), and my
favorite---wortspielmacher (word player). Then there’s Hawaiian with words such aa (a
sharp jagged lava rock), aloha, mahalo, humuhumunukunukuāpua‘a (the state fish) and, well, just look at the spelling of the word
Hawaii. The Hawaiian language has five
vowels in an alphabet of 13 letters. German? The same as English (more or
less).
I came across some
interesting trivia via a day-to-day calendar my daughter gave me. It’s about the Presidents and the nicknames
they were given by others. Here are
some: George Washington: “Mutton Head”
by John Adams and “His Pomposity” by Thomas Jefferson. Little did Adams know he had earned “His
Rotundity” due to his ample size. James
Madison was “Short Stack” because he was so short (he was the shortest
President at 5’4” and weighed 100 lbs.).
Abraham Lincoln was the tallest President at 6’4”. Andrew Jackson was called “Caesar of the
White House” because he was so dictatorial.
Ulysses S. Grant was called “Useless” S. Grant which reflected his
ineptness. William Taft was “Jumbo Bill”
due to his 335 pounds. Harry Truman was
“Dammit Harry” because he said “dammit” so often. At age 97, Jimmy Carter is also
the oldest living president as well as the nation's longest-lived president. Joe Biden’s presidential campaign spent $10,000 on ice cream;
he loves ice cream!! Franklin D.
Roosevelt served 4,422 days as President; William Henry Harrison served 31 days
as President. Both died in office. Grover Cleveland held the job as hangman at
one time. He was, also, the only
President to serve 2 non-consecutive terms.
The phone rang and I tried
to get to it forgetting I only had on socks and the floor had just been washed
and dried. My feet when in directions I
wasn’t going. It was like part of me was
doing a dance and the other part was pointed toward the phone. I think the dance was from the 60s or
70s-----known as “The Slide”. I thought
about “The Mashed Potatoes”, but that’s for supper.
Brenduhh came over, again, within a day of the last visit. She brought the newspaper with her. “Hi Trudy, I brought the paper over so you could help me with this question which I’ll get a prize if I answer it correctly. The question is, ‘What’s the past tense of “THINK”?’ I thought and thought and thought and decided the answer is ‘THINKED’.” “How about a cup of mint tea and a fresh muffin, sweetie? We have some discussion of verb tenses ahead of us,” I instructed.
Peace, smiles, and good thoughts to you. Trudy 😀
