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Restaurant dining leads to doodling
We chatted for a while, but the white paper table covering proved just too tempting. We all got out our trusty pens and began to draw on the inviting surface. Never one to let my old school training go to waste, I soon had a drawing of an attractive female modeling a super hairdo and dangling earrings. My adjoining seatmates were very kind, acting impressed and being generous with their praise. It made me recall the old days, when we took our family to Howard Johnson''s now and then (is that eatery still around?) The paper placemats would be immediately attacked by my two oldest boys, whose number two pencils always seemed to be at the ready. These days, I assuage my artistic urges by decorating hard-boiled eggs. Yes, folks, I cook three eggs at a time to embellish my salads for the coming week, and then draw faces on each eggshell to distinguish them from the raw ones in the egg tray. Sometimes I draw a smiling face, other times with downturned mouths and tears running down the cheeks. Some have pearls and some have what we used to call 'boy bobs' (short haircuts.) Before you decide I have lost my mind, remember I don't want to let all that artistic training go to waste! Okay, so let's take a bit of fun where we can find it. ******** The American Cancer Society's comprehensive patient services and programs help with the physical, emotional, and psychological effects for those suffering from cancer. Do you know that you can call 800-ACS-2345 for information, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week? Nobody should ever have to lie awake wrestling with questions about cancer. Remember, there is always someone there to help. ******* In the old days when someone was talking incessantly to us, someone in our group would whisper to the rest of us, "Throw him a fish." Well, lucky me, one of my neighbors didn't throw me a fish, but he handed me an entire bag full of fish which he had recently caught himself. They were fresh frozen and he had even carefully cleaned and filleted them for ease of preparation, too. Another neighbor recently offered to take me for an exciting ride on his motorcycle. My daughter says no - but my oldest son says "Go for it, Mom!" Decisions, decisions! Well, as long as I have neighbors, I'll have subjects to think about and keep the old brain busy. And it's a good thing that fish is (supposedly) "brain food." And if you want to have a longer, happier life, be sure to keep that old brain engaged with things to think about and things to do and, most of all, be in touch with other people. ******** Here's something I read recently that specifically addresses seniors: If you spill your soup, or your shoes don't match, or you trump your own ace, it's all right, if you're 80. At 70, people are mad at you for everything, but at 80 they forgive you for anything. So just hang in there - life begins at 80! See you next week! |
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