Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Daniel, Yes, I remember the girl on the road. Can't believe she's 50. I'd have put her maybe around 35. Quite a lucky girl, to have such an admiring brother. She's got it all together. And so do you. Great photos, Len On Jan 27, 2007, at 3:52 PM, Daniel Ridings wrote: > Ok, my kid sister is 50 years old, but she'll never grow up in my > eyes. > > She tries to be tough, saying things like she won't miss the kids as > much as they think she will (she's a mother of four and runs a half > marathon most of the days of the week). > > This is just my declaration of admiration for her (and her twin sister > too, the details differ, but the lifestyle and engagement are the > same). > > Remember her? She was the one who loved her road: > > http://www.dlridings.com/paw2006/52.html > > She is an ICU (intensive care unit) nurse. On just about every working > shift someone dies. > > "Some people say you get used to it. I say that if you do, then it is > time to change jobs. You NEVER get used to it." > > She's been one for around 25 years, at least. > > Now that the kids are growing up, she is starting to live up to the > expression: "Look what the cat dragged in." > > But that isn't true. She drags in the sweetest things. > > Mabel: > > http://www.dlridings.com/paw2007/alt/07v04-0005.jpg > > Mabel isn't related to us. Karen and her don't go to the same church. > They met purely by chance, years ago. Mabel had fallen and broken her > wrist. Some how or another Karen found out and called home to them. > > "Don? Do we want to go to the hospital?" > > "No! We don't need any help!" > > Ok. Plan B, thought Karen. > > Since then, Mabel's husband has died (Karen took responsibility for > him the last few weeks so that he could die at home, in his own > clothes). > > Mabel is 92. > > Karen passes by a few times a week, does her laundry, helps her with > this and that and brings her company (me in this case). > > It must have been special. Mabel even turned off the Bull's game. > > http://www.dlridings.com/paw2007/alt/07v04-0001.jpg > > On topic: Leica M4, 35 Summicron and Tri-X > > Daniel > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information