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Some of Anne will remain
with me forever, I was always intrigued with
Anne as a person. Not a woman or man but the fact that she
was quite a unique person and that from childhood I always
felt that I could learn important things about life if I
hung around when ever I got the chance. She told me once that the
macadamia nuts outside her front door, growing on a small
tree were nearly impossible to crack and I found this to be
true. I sat on one of her stepping stones in front of the
house and hit them with a hammer just to see if I could
believe her and she was absolutely right! I liked this
grown-up. She spoke important truths! I was always amazed at the
fact that Bonkers--one of her Siamese cats--whom she claimed
was cross-eyed, and was, always seemed to catch a bird
without too much effort. I was first turned on to
Classical music by Anne. Inside her always open front door,
there were large floor pillows, and plenty of albums on the
floor. I loved to sneak over to her place. She always spoke the truth,
spoke her mind without intimidation. I remember once I came over
and her door was as usual, open but I couldn't find her.
Soon from a back room came one of those talkative cats and
Anne's voice followed, telling me to come in. She said she
wasn't feeling well and was resting but she nonetheless
wanted me to come in just to stop and pay a visit.
She taught me that you
didn't always have to pretend‚ and say the polite
stuff. That you didn't always have to have a significant
other. That you should speak the truth, enjoy what you have,
appreciate good Classical music and eat the mangos while
they're ripe and always stop to talk to the cats. I hope to see her again
someday. Sheila Lumsden
She taught me...(t)hat
you should speak the truth, enjoy what you have,
appreciate good Classical music and eat the mangos while
they're ripe and always stop to talk to the
cats.
Grand daughter of the late Francis and Irene Haar
sheilamarika@mail.com