The classy cat

Sebastian, our neighbor's beautiful ginger cat, comes to visit us every day.  He charms us both in many ways.

Well-mannered and patient, he waits daily for our return home after our morning walk. Then quietly without asking, he follows us in.

Watching us both intently, he jumps gracefully onto the kitchen countertop and politely waits.

We always have some milk or tidbits for Sebastian to enjoy.

Then this classy cat jumps onto the floor and rubs up against our
ankles, purring like a Ford Model T engine.

He never overstays his visit. Rather, when it is time to go, he walks over to the front door and indicates with his paw, “Please open the door.”

Before he departs, he turns and speaks a gracious meow which means, “Thank you, have a nice day” in Felinese, and then he disappears, until tomorrow!

What will happen in the future?

I sometimes wonder what will happen in the future.

In the old days young people used to go to dance halls
and talk to each other. Then the movies came along and everyone went to the cinema.  When TV showed up, we would get together at someone's home, and all watch the game.  Then the video stores appeared and at least got us out the door, for a brief time anyway.

Now, together with Uber food and Netflix, no one goes out to see anyone at all!  This is not what I call progress.

What is next to happen in the future?
Will our food come from insects perhaps?
Our meat grown in special laboratories?

I suspect in the future that its AI who will supply and inspire every child with a great IQ.
Gas cars will give way to electric cars.
Instead of going to France on holiday, people will visit Mars.

Elon Musk has a vision for the future and how things are going to be.  But if I had my way, I`d take us all back to the wild days of the sixties, when the Beach Boys and The Beatles showed us the way!

I am sure all you other seniors know what I mean.

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That special moment

Patsy met Oliver at the wedding party of their best friends
who got married.  Standing close by with their champagne glasses raised high, they both looked into one another's eyes.

The rest of the evening was a fairy tale, with a prince and his Cinderella immersed in hues of silver and a soft pale color.

The bride, radiant in layers of ivory white. 

The decor, subtle, such a delight!   Chandeliers, twinkling bright stars, were an impressive sight. A great band got everyone dancing, until they stopped playing at the stroke of midnight.

It was a romantic meeting from the very start.

Patsy and Oliver got married, and to this very day have never been apart.

It just goes to show, you never know when that special person is going to show up in your life.  I can remember the very moment it happened to me.

They come and go

People come and then go out of our life, just as flowers bloom then sadly expire, all too soon.

Waves in the ocean break as they roll onto the beach.  Then they fall back and merge again with the sea.

Presidents of countries get elected by their people.  If they do well and help raise the economy, they are granting us autonomy.  If not, they are introducing us to slavery.  Then it is soon time for them to go!

Friends, parents, animals, homes, seasons, and politicians come and go.

Someday, I will be ninety-four and that could be time to close the door!   But as Jesus, Buddha and the Terminator all said,

“I`ll be back!”

Tango on ice

The house lights slowly dim.

A spotlight suddenly appears on them. Everyone gasps at their stunning effect.

A flamenco guitar fills the air with a sultry beat.  Their silhouette moves off onto the ice to a multitude of whistles and cheers.

Holding hands while gliding over the wide space, both appear intimate in their close embrace.

 Everyone's eyes follow their graceful twirls and swirls across the white ice.   A pause, followed by a sudden dramatic chord brings loud applause!

The crowd all want more; he knows to pose and what to do next. Spinning her round and around, dressed in fiery red, she is like the dazzling sun.    

The spectators are all gasping, watching only her at that moment. She is the most stunning one.

Living on three continents

The southern tip of Africa, between Table Mountain and two oceans is where I grew up, studied, then married and had three beautiful children.

With the politics uncertain then, I considered closing that curtain.

Suddenly, my husband died and I decided to follow my grown-up kids to Australia.

Several years passed by and I met my artist husband Sandy there,

who grew up in Hawaii.

Together we flew to the USA where we now live in Florida today.

I love the climate, the wide-open space, the beaches, interesting places and faces.

This is home to me now.

I loved growing up in South Africa, and I loved living for a while in Australia, but now that I am in the land of the free and the home of the brave, I actually feel like I have finally found my real home.

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