[graciegirl]

Age will be an issue only if you allow it to be.

I have a friend here in TV whose mother who lives with her parttime is close to 100. I had an opportunity to chat with her mother one on one some time ago and I found so many wonderful things about her that interested me so much. Her grandson (my friends son) is a published author who is very much interested in saving the environment. He must have learned his green attitude from his grandmother. She is so conservative in use of items and money and when they recently put in a pool she was careful in seeing that the plants that were dug up were rescued. She is also the cook at their home and a gardener who raises many herbs for cooking. (I love to cook and garden too) She has a personal Ohio history just like me and she is very interested in her investments and checks them every day on her computer. Her daughter dropped by the other day and her mother texted her twice during her visit. She is up on technology for sure because she recently researched hearing aids and will share that with me according to her daughter. (The older friend is now at her own home in Venice Florida, but will be returning soon)

I have two good friends from this family and I am working on some young ones in the same family. The little granddaughters (and great granddaughters) visited last spring break and I was able to make their aquaintance and also do their portraits. At that time I also met their lovely mother who is an excellent parent and sweet person. The oldest little girl is already a spelling finalist at the age of seven and I am looking forward to seeing the three little girls (and their parents) again this spring break. I have kept up with activities through a blog that their parents keep that is channeled to me by my friend. I hear that the oldest little one wanted to dress like Sarah Palin at Halloween which is somewhat at odds with her parents politics. I love independent thinking!

I like all of these women, little and big, and call them all friends. I am glad that I didn't let their age keep me from knowing them. I now have such sweet friends from four generations...all in the same family.