12:19:21 From Madison : Where can I find the link to this writing? 12:44:22 From beckyh in VA : Warning by Jenny Joseph 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 practise a little now? So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple. 13:49:09 From beckyh in VA : my dad has a cow named after him in a south american villiage 14:03:10 From MaryMarty, She/They Portland OR : Thank you, Linda! I will try that approach to finding my team! 14:06:41 From beckyh in VA : asking for support is a position of trust in her vunerability 14:12:50 From Becky Laskody : https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Wild_Edge_of_Sorrow/khvXCwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover 14:14:18 From lynnie : Heyhi all, LUV the idea of a death & dying book club — there are SOOOOOOO many awesome ones out there ! 14:14:39 From beckyh in VA : Reacted to "https://www.google..." with 👍 14:15:13 From beckyh in VA : Reacted to "Heyhi all, LUV the..." with 👍