When I am an old woman I shall wear purple With a red hat which doesn’t go, and doesn’t suit me. And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves And satin sandals, and say we’ve no money for butter. I shall sit down on the pavement when I’m tired And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells And run my stick along the public railings And make up for the sobriety of my youth. I shall go out in my slippers in the rain And pick flowers in other people’s gardens And learn to spit.
You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat And eat three pounds of sausages at a go Or only bread and pickle for a week And hoard pens and pencils and beermats and things in boxes.
But now we must have clothes that keep us dry And pay our rent and not swear in the street And set a good example for the children. We must have friends to dinner and read the papers.
But maybe I ought to practice a little now? So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple.
Joy with Grandchild Audry and James In San Antonio, April 2009 — Image by kenne
In the previous posting “Ready To Start Going Places” I used an image of the San Antonio River Walk which brought to mind a video I produced of our spring vacation in April 2009.
Time to celebrate. The wine glass is shattered. The water fountain begins its weeping. It is useless to stop it. We ponder the moment, sharing expectations.
Joy and tour guide, Richie.A Day in the West Jeep Tour (June 15, 2016) Images by kenne
During our recent brief stay in Sedona, Jill, James, Joy and I went on a two hour jeep tour behind Thunder Mountain. I used James as an excuse to finally get Joy out on a back-country jeep tour. Considering that Joy was still recovering from surgery, she did quite well.
Joy — Photo-Artistry by kenne
Joy In Sunglasses — Photo-Artistry by kenne
Grand Canyon Portrait — Photo-Artistry by kenne
Joy with Grandchild Audry and James In San Antonio, April 2009 — Image by kenne
Joy, Happy Anniversary, May 18, 2020 — Image by kenne
Photo-Artistry by kenne
Joy and Kenne — Photo-Artistry by kenne
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Afternoon Delight — Image by kenne
Loving Ben’s Smile; and Joy’s (Steamboat Springs, CO, July 29, 2017) — Image by kenne
“I Know You Are Feeling It, Baby!” (
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Joy and Katelyn, January 2006 — Image by kenne
Joy, Bryce Canyon National Park (September 15, 2016) — Image by kenne
Joy and tour guide, Richie.
A Day in the West Jeep Tour (June 15, 2016) Images by kenne
Panorama Taken On Jeep Tour by kenne
