Author: Mary Francis McNinch

Those 70ish girls…Still on hold

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The RV trip is still on hold. This sad story is getting old. We’ve waited months to take our trip. It’s getting hard to get a grip.

Computerized parts seem to me aren’t all they’re cracked up to be. Give me the old fashioned way. When problems were fixed in just one day.

We long for days filled with travel fun. When motorhomes were made to run. When you turned the key and the motor started. And down the road we soon departed.

Though whoa is we, we’re not giving up. In life, sometimes you have bad luck. We’ll keep the faith that the day will come that the part turns up and the thing will run.

As I write this poem, it dawns on me that we’re as blessed as we can be. We have our health and so much more. There’s so much to be grateful for.

Is a trip what’s meant to be? As  my mother said many times to me. We shall see what we shall see. Whatever will be will be.

(The dealership can’t find the part we need to fix the motorhome. It’s a part that is very seldom needed for repairs. If that makes sense. We still have a wee bit of hope.)

In better times
Still on hold. We’re grateful for our puppy dog.

Those 70ish girls…77 is just a number

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She’s turning 77 today. She’s past her jubilee. 77 is just a number and she wears it beautifully.

3 quarters of a century (+2) might seem old to some, but she looks like 45, and she acts like 21.

Her hair is long and flowing. No thinning going on. Her skin has yet to sag and her chin is still just one.

Her brain hasn’t lost a step. She’s still as sharp as ever. Just read her blogs and you will see she is still very clever.

Does she sound like she’s perfection? A little too good to be true? I swear by all I’ve said. She’s all this and much more too.

I love my aging cousin more than anyone could know. 77 is just a number dear so just go with the flow.

I hope your birthday is all you want and more. You’re such a special friend and Cuz. I wish you happiness galore.

My birthday’s coming up so remember all the good times. An ode to MG? Just make sure it rhymes.

I see another trip to Murdo in 4 or 5 good years. A parade is in our future. I can’t wait to hear the jeers…I mean cheers.

Happiest of birthdays dear Lav.