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November 2009 
When I think of someone caring, who comes to mind?
Posted on Nov 4th, 2009
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Laurie
Laurie
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for November 04, 2009:
The first person that comes to mind is my friend Sylvia. She is kind, thoughtful and gentle, but not weak. She is strong and can be tough as nails if the situation calls for it. Sylvia is helpful and considerate, loving and sensitive. It's as though the sun comes out whenever she's around and I am blessed to know her.
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She must be as gorgeous as this flower! Kinda looks like a Zinnia? I love them and whatever this is…All gracefully beautiful! Many thanks, Laurie!!
We are blessed when the Creator sends these special souls among us to help and nurture the less strong. Or as things may fall out, even the very strong can use a caring and helping hand on occasion when things become overwhelming. A friend like this is beyond value and into the realm of priceless. In a time when we are only just beginning to free our selves from the self-involvement of the “ME Generation”, people like Sylvia stand like beacons to show us how it's done.
Note to Kimmergy, I believe that plant is an Augustifolia Helianthus, or Perennial Sunflower.
Kimmergy - Sylvia is as bright and sunshiney as that flower. I happened upon it this summer in Veteran's Acres (a park near our home) and thought it was beautiful so I snapped a shot of it. Other than gorgeous, I don't know what it is, but you can bet that Sandi (who happens to be a Master Gardener) does. I would go with her thoughts on it.
Sandi - You are absolutely right that my friend Sylvia is in the realm of priceless. Regardless of the weather, she is like a ray of sunshine.
Thank you both for dropping by and saying hello – I appreciate your visit.
Each friend is a one of a kind flower in our garden, each one beautiful, priceless and irreplaceable.
Beautifully said Jeanne and such in the garden of friendship: Like perennials, grow stronger with time, multiply in seeds of loyalty and love and are pretty awesome to see around growing right along side you:)
Laurie I hope your friend Sylvia sees this……because it's really wonderful.
Laurie, just reading your words made the sun come out in me. I know people like this and they never fail to put a smile on my heart.
Jeannie - I love the garden word picture that you painted!
Liza - The idea of perennials - growing stronger with time and multiplying is a great!
Bob - I'm glad the sun came out for you. It's overcast here, but the sun is shining in my heart!
Laurie, You're wonderful and I love you too. You always make the sun shine in my life and in my heart.
Hello Sylvia! I'm so glad that you made it out to this discussion thread. To all of my other friends here in the Gaia Community, I'd like you to meet my in-person friend, Sylvia. Here is a LINK to her profile page.
Hi, Laurie, I hope you've been to the grocery store and have lots to choose from for SUPPER. I imagine ol' One-eyed Len will be doing the cooking. How is his eye by the way? All better now I hope.
Hi, Sylvia, it's nice to virtually meet you. Laurie has given a glowing report on you today so I certainly feel as if I meeting someone special. I saw in your profile that you like to Garden, I do too. It's where my mind takes a break and gets down to the basics, just what is needed to live and what is needed to flourish. Laurie is a wonderful friend to have although she can get a little snippy. Lol!! And sometimes she pokes fun at Southern people. HHmmmph!
Oh sheesh Sandi! … Sylvia is from GEORGIA (like you) and has a beautiful soft and gentle drawl (which is even richer right after a visit with her sister Jane). Now why'd ya have to tell her that I poke fun at people from the south?! She's probably gonna slap me into next week!
I merely ask questions about your incredibly STRANGE words that you use … that's not quite the same as poking fun.
Oh, and one-eyed Len is now one-and-a-half eyed Len. Definitely on the mend!
Hi, Sylvia – welcome to Gaia and Laurie's Endless Blogging Pages where one never ends up where one starts out … sort of like a little trip on a Mary Poppins pill; I consider it my bedtime reading.
Ha! Laurie! What goes around comes around, don't cha know? Well, as long as she's up there, bless her heart, probably freezing, she can educate you on some of the finer points of Southern Speech.
Good thing you're in Georgia smart aleck. You might be able to outrun Aunt Marie – but I highly doubt you can outrun me! Or outclimb me, for that matter. And let's see, there's was a little matter of brooms the other evening ….
Well, I saw a bumper sticker yesterday that read, ” I'm smart-ass Southern Girl, bring it on!” Actually, I'm a GRITS, Girl Raised In The South. I was 2nd fastest on my high school track team, there was girl that was 5'10” that could beat me but she had legs up to her ears. Brooms, schooms, that was a fluke, I didn't see your time on that.
“2nd fastest” says it all – I'd be the one in front. I don't have legs up to my ears, but they know how to fly.
You didn't see the time on “brooms, schooms” – and it doesn't matter. What you did see was the proof in the pudding – the clocks turned back – and that's precisely what I said I'd do.
My sister, Jane, gave me a GRITS tee shirt, grandma's raised in the South.
I was a pretty good basketball player in my day. I couldn't run too fast but I sure could jump high. I would love to be able to do that again.
What a beautiful day in Crystal Lake. I hope ya'll get a chance to get out and enjoy the warmth. Happy thoughts.
Hi, Sylvia, can you explain to Laurie what cornbread and milk is? She thinks it is disgusting so I'm beginning to think she never really had Southern cornbread.
Good morning, Sylvia! So glad you joined this discussion thread. Yes – could you please explain crumbled cornbread in milk?! With tomatoes and green onion the side. How can that possibly be explained?!