83. 3 April 2019
Evening. You shared an early supper at the Old Bag of Nails at the corners of State and Main in old Uptown Westerville. Aunt Ruthie (age 90) and her husband Tony P. along with Cathy, Tod, Carol and you at the large front window table. You six had a wonderful time telling stores mostly of old Westerville. When you were two Aunt Ruthie, then fourteen, was your babysitter at the corners of Knox and Park. One of your first family memories was at the wake for FDR that Grandma Schick had. Your grandfather, Henri Schick headed the county Democratic Committee in those days according to Aunt Ruthie. She earlier verified your memory of the wake by saying where your Uncle Dee sat and the structure of the furniture in the room and the colorful mints provided at tables. Aunt Ruthie has her headstone in the old Schick section of Otterbein Cemetery and you and Carol have yours about fifty feet away in the old Cook section. Tonight, she told a story about being at a séance outside of high school and she was told to go alone to a certain part of the cemetery at night. She did and said it induced a strange sensation. Her new headstone rests right near that place. There was only one plot left in the old Schick's area when Henri died so Grandma Mae Freeman-Schick had him buried in the old Freeman section nearby so they could be buried close together. Lots of stories, most funny and interesting. You are the only one left who has shared family memories of Westerville in the forties when Aunt Ruthie was young and you were much younger. Everyone had stories to tell fortunately some were also in the fifties, sixties and seventies. It not only made your day, it made a special day in your life, especially for you and Aunt Ruthie. - Amorella
2256 hours. The two hours were heartfelt to be sure. We were all thankful we are all here sharing the same table. We had a wonderful family time together. It was a joyous and strangely intimate time right Uptown in front of G-D and everybody else.
It was a timeless time for the physical presence and also each heartansoulanmind at the table. You each mentioned the Dead several times and each time you did others were drawn up to the table too. In their own way, of course. From this soul's perspective, several more than you might think passed by with a couple of them lingering in a pause of joyous reflection. That's how this soul saw it. - mh
Post. - Amorella
2305 hours. I don't remember underlining anything. I don't remember writing but a few words in blue. I'm sure it's my imagination.
As you posted on Facebook yesterday, "Imagination is a reality (of sorts)." - Amorella
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