MEET THE FAIRIES

Fairy is such a great word. It has so many meanings I can’t begin to talk about. My experience with fairies is so very simple. One day I came home and some wonderful home cooked food mysteriously was in my frig. Now that made me wonder. I really didn’t think I was old enough to be senile yet. Where did it come from? I talked to my friend Fran and we decided it was a food fairy. A few days later my sweet Daughter in law showed up with some delicious home cooked food. I asked her if she was the one that put the food in my frig and she said no. Hmmmmm now it’s getting interesting. Just where is this coming from?. Finally my youngest daughter came to visit and asked me if I liked the great food she had left for me. Well I guess I am not senile yet. What a nice thing to do for her Mom. The food just keeps coming and you can call it leftovers if you want, but I call it delish. The other day my oldest Daughter was making quiche and being me, I said I love quiche. Well guess what showed up at my house? Yep and it was so awesome. All my kids spoil me and I love it. So now you know about FOOD FAIRIES.

New fairies have arrived. I call them GOOD NEIGHBOR FAIRIES. When I got back from the store the other day a team of people ( kids, mom, dad and all) raking my yard. WOW WHAT A SIGHT TO SEE. All of them were working hard to get all my leaves and those heavy walnuts to the road for leaf pick up next week. I had to take many deep breaths so I didn’t just burst into tears, but I made it. As I looked around one young 16 year old boy I couldn’t quite place was working very hard and I walked up to him and asked why he was raking my leaves. He said I knew you wouldn’t remember me. I did remember him. He used to live next door to me for a short time a few years ago. He said he could not stand to see me have to rake all those heavy nuts and leaves so he came over to do it for me. Thank you so much Corey you are a wonderful person. I hope he is not rare but I think you don’t see this kindness in such a young person very often. I also need to mention MY FRIEND J.J. was busy emptying the old flower pots and was raking some also. He is quite the helper and a good apple eater too.

Last week another fairy arrived. THE GARBAGE CAN FAIRIES. Went to the store and noticed I had not taken in the garbage cans from the day before. “I’ll get them when I get back” When I got back I took in groceries and went about my business. Later I thought about the cans and went to the door and they were gone. At first I thought someone stole them, and then who would want them. I looked to see where I keep them and sure enough they were put away. Hence a new fairy has come to town.  

As my life continues with such wonderful people coming into my life I will always hope for more fairies to come along. I hope I always leave a good feeling with them so they enjoy helping lots of people. We all need to be aware of older people that need a little bit of help in their elder years.

My Friend J.J.

How do I start to tell you about JJ? My little neighbor next door is 6 yrs old and a little toe head with a sweet personality. He likes to visit me when I am outside in the flowers or just sitting on my porch. Here he comes. “ Hi Miss Jeanne, what ya doin?” “Can I help you with something?”  My little helper.

 One afternoon in late summer, He decided to help me with my flowers. What a fun time we had. He also wanted to come in my house and see my cats, so we did. For a short time we went in and he got to pet the Kitty’s. As we were leaving he spotted 2 apples on the table and was eyeing them. “Hey JJ do you like apples?” and of course he was all for it. We got our apples and went outside to sit on the bench and eat them. Shortly after that, his Mom Vicki came looking for him. She walked right past us and then spotted us sitting on the bench eating our apples. She said she was looking for JJ and couldn’t find him. The wonderful thing was once she saw we were enjoying each others company she said. “ Well, I will go home now and you guys carry on.” Vicki is a great neighbor and we would usually chat for a while but this time was different. She could tell this was a special time for me and JJ and said “carry on”

I have a feeling younger children like to venture toward older people just because they have a curiosity about who they are. One of the most important things to do with the young ones is to listen. When you listen long enough you can then teach and also learn from them. It doesn’t matter what the subject is just learn something. We have lived so much longer and have so many things to laugh about and wonder why we didn’t think of it sooner. Whatever happens between the two of us is good for my soul and hope he learns something as we grow together. Life is fun so I think I will just live it.