On losing Lou.
15 November 2017 | Casa Azul, Rancho Leonero, Los Barilles, BCS
Maggie
Lou has been in Nev's life for about 40 years... in mine for 10.
She was a close friend of Toni's and a second mom to Trev and Dill.
She was very protective of them all and sure gave me a run for my money when Nev and I started dating...
and for quite a few years after that too!
She was sharp with her tongue and her wit, and sassy with her Aussie accent and "mixed" vocabulary!!
But then she let me into her world and I loved it...
we laughed and shared and talked and she taught me so much about so much...
like not judging a book by its cover...
you must read its pages to know its actual contents.
I grew to love her and she grew fond of me...
she told me that once...
that I'd grown on her!
I remember how I smiled that day :)
She was so happy for us to have Casa Azul...
she loved being here
she cleaned
she ironed
she walked
she drank Nev's gin and tonics at the end of the long hot days
we cooked together
we laughed
we talked deep stuff
we grew sweetly close.
I miss you already Lou...
you made me better because I knew you...
(And I can just hear you laughing at that last comment and saying "bull sh..." as you did when I told you that your attitude during your year of chemo, stem cell transplant and on,inspired me!)
It was lovely sharing life with you.