Rose, just woke up at almost 6am. I'm
still in bed, and wanted to check in with
TGW. I'm proud of you for using your
husband's name, as C, and revealing more
about him. As sad as it is , for you to tell
us about his sensual voice, and his patient
manner , in teaching you the notes of
music, you are honoring his memory ,
by sharing that with us. You would love
the live music at my cafe. One day, I went
into the backroom, where a man, my age
( as it turned out), was playing a small
set of drums, softly, after the band played,with female vocalists in the front
room, where people were dining. We
struck up a conversation. He plays there
every Wed & Sat aft., & calls it the drum
circle, in which anyone can join. He has a
great sense of humor, and we started
taking about everything. He & his wife,
who I later met & liked, will celebrate their
50th wedding anniversary next month,
no children. I told him about Linda, and her sudden death in front of me, after 25
years of marriage, also no children. The
more we revealed about our lives, the
closer we became as friends. In between
our Wed & Sat meetings, we text , or
call, and make each other laugh. At our
age, there's bound to be some health
problems, and we joke about being old,
but we don't look, or act like it. We meet
for lunch every Tues in the same booth
in a bar, in a great restaurant , in a
nearby city. We are greeted warmly by the
Brazilian couple who own the restaurant,
and by their 2 daughters, in their 20s, who
are our waitresses. I've shared my feelings
of anger ( I have it , too, Rose), sorrow,
loneliness, but, lately, humor, quoting
Linda's funny, feisty phrases, and we
both laugh. I only wish Linda were here
physically with us. She would've loved my
friend & his wife, and we could've gone
out together to the cafe & to this restaurant
which didn't exist when Linda was alive.
I try not to be sad about that, or to feel
guilty for having a good time without her.
I think all TGW know what I'm talking
about. So good to see you on here this am,
and to read a new poem by Carla. I'm so
happy you're both with us. I hope you
have moments of joy today, and can
enjoy some sunshine, like I plan to do. Lou
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