A Loving Mate

Photo from pre-red hair Jeanne

 

Want to share how elder couples show tenderness 3 days before Valentines Day:

I had an accident leaving my car in the garage and had to clean the floor, car, clothes, body, bathroom, shower, mop, etc etc. Meanwhile messages were coming in from my son and daughter that required responses!

It took 2 hours to clean up and restore freshness.

When I confided to Don what had happened, he helped me finish the clean up, and then offered to rub my feet with lavender, scratch my back to help me sleep, and promised to do more of this when needed. In between, several jokes about the incident kept us laughing!

Once again we got a great taste of elder intimacy.

Recipe: trust, patience, sense of humor, loyalty!

Yesterday heaven came to visit me…

painting and Calligraphy by Jeanne

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yesterday heaven came to visit me….

On my couch were my son, Owen, Annika granddaughter, Oliver, grandson, and Don, tech showing slideshows of family over the past 40 years.

The music accompaniment was Enya. Annika (8) had her iPad and she played the keyboard to match the sounds of Enya. It was magnificent harmony.

Meanwhile Oliver (6) moved a virtual crane on his iPad.

Owen texted his wife Emily who was home treating her sinus infection, but felt lonely for her family. So they left, bringing her nutritional goodies to help her heal.

But first, they cleaned up lunch and all the toys used to celebrate their wonderful imaginations!

Owen remarked: See I’m just like you, Mom. I clean up before I move to the next activity.

I entrusted Emily’s favorite chocolate bar to him. (Medicine for the family nurse and mother)