The scrapblog editor visited Aunt Anna today in Red Wing, Minn., where she was gratified to see precious, oops, we mean "PRICELESS!" (as per Aunt Alverna's immortal pronouncement) blue plates proudly hanging in Anna's immaculate little kitchen. Each depicts tender scenes of baby animals, Christmas warmth and charming rural life, except for the one Anna's pointing to with her cane, which depicted the Little Mermaid looking forlorn and cold in Copenhagen harbor. Anna, a former globetrotter, was saying that the actual Little Mermaid surprised her by being -- well, so little.
Anna also confessed that when she sought to dust the precious blue plates recently, one broke and she had to toss it, effectively reducing her eventual estate by a few hundre
d thousand dollars, we calculated. (Cousin Dan has informed us that a blue plate attracts only a few bucks on e-Bay, but he's just being a killjoy.)
One of the stops on our day's agenda was the Alverna and Bill memorial park bench on the northeast corner of the Old Frontenac field. Check it out, cousins. There you can reminisce over tender memories, such as Alverna cross-country skiing in her kukumall hat on frosty winter evenings and Bill cheerfully setting the entire place on fire on hazy summer ones.
We are glad to report that Anna is doing well, walking very, very carefully with a cane or walker. She is petite and lovely as always, and sends her love to all the cousins.
The scrapblog editor visited Aunt Anna today in Red Wing, Minn., where she was gratified to see precious, oops, we mean "PRICELESS!" (as per Aunt Alverna's immortal pronouncement) blue plates proudly hanging in Anna's immaculate little kitchen. Each depicts tender scenes of baby animals, Christmas warmth and charming rural life, except for the one Anna's pointing to with her cane, which depicted the Little Mermaid looking forlorn and cold in Copenhagen harbor. Anna, a former globetrotter, was saying that the actual Little Mermaid surprised her by being -- well, so little.
Anna also confessed that when she sought to dust the precious blue plates recently, one broke and she had to toss it, effectively reducing her eventual estate by a few hundre
d thousand dollars, we calculated. (Cousin Dan has informed us that a blue plate attracts only a few bucks on e-Bay, but he's just being a killjoy.)
One of the stops on our day's agenda was the Alverna and Bill memorial park bench on the northeast corner of the Old Frontenac field. Check it out, cousins. There you can reminisce over tender memories, such as Alverna cross-country skiing in her kukumall hat on frosty winter evenings and Bill cheerfully setting the entire place on fire on hazy summer ones.
We are glad to report that Anna is doing well, walking very, very carefully with a cane or walker. She is petite and lovely as always, and sends her love to all the cousins.
Love the little mermaid plate!
ReplyDeleteYour mermaid friend,
Brinabird