Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/27

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Warning, kid pic
From: dlridings at gmail.com (Daniel Ridings)
Date: Sat Jan 27 12:52:54 2007

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

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