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Date Posted: 15:30:39 11/01/02 Fri
In reply to:
Angh
's message, "Re: My First Halloween" on 09:10:17 11/01/02 Fri
Willie
Only you my friend can bring words to life.
This ability to reach other is a great gift.
I am hoping some day to see a book or a seares of short stories from you being sold here in the states.
God bless my friend
Frank
>Willie, You are the only one who can write the
>experiences and the memorial to Maureen. You've got so
>much in you to tell, and I think it's obvious to all
>of us that it needs doing, as your vignettes appear.
>The power of the truth and the tenderness in your
>words is incredible my friend. Make them count for
>others.
>
>Angh
>
>>Not exactly my first Halloween last night, of course,
>>but the first one that's been observed since Maureen,
>>my mother died. In 2001 we were too fresh from the
>>funeral arrangements to bother, but this year I found
>>myself wrapping bundles of sweets in little clingfilm
>>packets...
>>
>>It wasn't until I had a large bowlful that I
>>remembered the reason I packeted them was so that my
>>mother could distribute them easily. I could have
>>just mixed them up and tossed handfuls to the kids
>>without any bother. Old habits.
>>
>>Anyhow, most are gone this morning. Dad was saying
>>that there were two more lots of callers after I'd
>>gone home around 7:00 p.m. I think Kathleen, our
>>lodger, must have taken some too, as suggested. She's
>>off to Wexford this weekend to look up some friends.
>>Interestingly, her vegetarianism won't let her eat the
>>marshmallows. "There's definitely gellatin in those,"
>>she says.
>>
>>Las night Brig and I rented out "Iris" on video. The
>>subject of the movie, which won an Oscar for Dame Judi
>>Dench, is Alzheimers. As a movie it was okay, but
>>despite Niles from "Frasier"'s earnest speech about
>>the condition (repeated at the end of the video,
>>presumably in case we forgot about it by then!), it
>>had only about 1% of the reality of the disease in it,
>>in my opinion. Incontinence was barely, and almost
>>invisibly alluded to, and while the character of Iris
>>had the form of dependant disease that mnostly had her
>>glued to the elbow of her husband and carer, little
>>was made of the violent episodes, which would have
>>explained his frustrated outbursts better. I suppose
>>you have to think of the sensibilities of your
>>audience.
>>
>>So that was Halloween this year. Lots of bangers
>>(louder every year, of course), too much beer, and the
>>bonfire gets smaller on an annual basis. Not long til
>>Christmas....
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