Now all this time I thought your name was Em "trouble" the fish lady.
*sigh* I'm loosing my touch. (Warning: Hi-jacked by Em)
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Maybe "EmtheTroublousFishLady"?
Or "EmtheTroublesomeFishLady"?
Or perhaps, in this crazy kingdom, "EmtheTroubledFishLady"?
Those all fit me pretty well these days.
Anyone else been missing Burt? I have more than usual...
Anyone else been missing Burt? I have more than usual...
Tanichca
Sparkle Magnet
Yes Em, I've been missing Burt too. It seems things are changing faster and faster and people and things are just being left behind, including memories. Sorry for sounding a bit melancholy folks, I'm just one tired sparkly.Those all fit me pretty well these days.
Anyone else been missing Burt? I have more than usual...
I heard Burt's song yesterday. Just really has me thinking about him. I miss that Deer....man.
On a happier note, geeze, Tani! Where ya been?!
I miss Burt too, Em, though not like you do, because I didn't know him like you did. I'd seen him posting around the forum, so I knew of him and about him, but my interaction with him pretty much started and ended with the Green Club.
I'd seen him all over this forum. I'd seen him encouraging, sharing (and occasionally disagreeing) with others who shared his passion in the Peafowl section. I'd seen him supporting and encouraging others on the Cancer Support Thread, even as he reported the course of his own illness and treatment without a trace of self-pity. He gave so much of himself to so many.
I feel like I got to know a side of him that many didn't, the playful, inventive part, and count it an honor to have been part of his "morale boosting team." I saw it as my chance to give back to him a little of what I saw him giving to others. Even though I knew how our foolery must end, I count it a joy, and wouldn't have missed it for anything.
I'm sorry that I never got a chance to know him better, though there still are some things that will forever be associated with him in my memory. I frequently see deer over at the barn, and I often think of him when I do. As our poinsettias filled the greenhouse with that glorious red color, I had to smile. He'd have made hay from that, wouldn't he?
And then, there are the truly odd things . . . . Corn Snakes (also called Red Rat Snakes) are one of the things I associate with him, because in one of our last conversations, he mentioned a Corn Snake that he'd given to his grandson. We've lived on this property for 17 years, and though Corn Snakes are common in this area, I hadn't seen any here. On the blustery night before Hurricane Sandy blew past us, I was going down the back steps, and something fell off of the porch roof and hit my arm as it fell. It was a small, slender snake, and when I brought it inside, I realized it was a baby Corn Snake. That got me thinking of Deerman, and then his alter ego, the Count, came to mind, then the vampire's proclivity for encountering women in the dark . . . , and I just started laughing. It seemed so much like a preposterous joke, don't you know he'd have claimed responsibility?
I'd seen him all over this forum. I'd seen him encouraging, sharing (and occasionally disagreeing) with others who shared his passion in the Peafowl section. I'd seen him supporting and encouraging others on the Cancer Support Thread, even as he reported the course of his own illness and treatment without a trace of self-pity. He gave so much of himself to so many.
I feel like I got to know a side of him that many didn't, the playful, inventive part, and count it an honor to have been part of his "morale boosting team." I saw it as my chance to give back to him a little of what I saw him giving to others. Even though I knew how our foolery must end, I count it a joy, and wouldn't have missed it for anything.
I'm sorry that I never got a chance to know him better, though there still are some things that will forever be associated with him in my memory. I frequently see deer over at the barn, and I often think of him when I do. As our poinsettias filled the greenhouse with that glorious red color, I had to smile. He'd have made hay from that, wouldn't he?
And then, there are the truly odd things . . . . Corn Snakes (also called Red Rat Snakes) are one of the things I associate with him, because in one of our last conversations, he mentioned a Corn Snake that he'd given to his grandson. We've lived on this property for 17 years, and though Corn Snakes are common in this area, I hadn't seen any here. On the blustery night before Hurricane Sandy blew past us, I was going down the back steps, and something fell off of the porch roof and hit my arm as it fell. It was a small, slender snake, and when I brought it inside, I realized it was a baby Corn Snake. That got me thinking of Deerman, and then his alter ego, the Count, came to mind, then the vampire's proclivity for encountering women in the dark . . . , and I just started laughing. It seemed so much like a preposterous joke, don't you know he'd have claimed responsibility?
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