TheBanyanTree: haircut

[Jena Norton]

Monique is very easily amused, which makes her fun to be with and all the
more loveable. She knows lots of good restaurants even in Yuba City CA., not
to mention Seattle.

Jena Norton


-----Original Message-----
From: thebanyantree-bounces at lists.remsset.com
[mailto:thebanyantree-bounces at lists.remsset.com] On Behalf Of auntie sash
Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 8:04 AM
To: thebanyantree at lists.remsset.com
Subject: Re: TheBanyanTree: haircut

You are right.  You would love her.

On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 6:43 AM, Sherry Lester <mamalester at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Monique, I just returned from across state and two
> days of the visitation and funeral for my brother,
> three years my junior.  He was 61.  When we were
> young, it was just the two of us for 10 years before a
> second marriage and more brothers, five to be
> specific, joined us.  It was an amazing two days,
> meeting family I'd never met before and them meeting
> me.  Since my brother's life was intimately, daily
> entertwined with theres they were in a very different
> state of grief than I since I saw him and communicated
> not even once a year.  Even tho the situation left me
> feeling 90% full of warmth and joy and feeling much
> compassion for those he left and 10% my own wave of
> occassional sadness, I'm raw.  That even isn't the
> right word, exposed isn't the right word.  And it's
> difficult to get to my point without a right word, but
> here goes.  When I opened your story about your
> haircut there was nothing between me your words.  It
> was as if your humor lifted me up and tossed me
> laughing into the air and as soon as I softly landed,
> you tossed me again.  I just love your style and have
> to assume I would love you also.  You have a gift that
> I so appreciate and whenever I see a writing from you
> I can't wait to read it. You never know who will be
> reading your words and how they will receive them.  I
> want you to know that today, your words brought one
> woman (and I suspect many other men and women) a good
> laugh and an appreciation of you and your willingness
> to share your gift.  Sherry
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Live to the point of tears.
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