Saturday, January 18, 2014
Darlene wasn't just my neighbour or co-worker, she was also my best friend.
We would walk up-street every morning to get our mail and to meet up with others for coffee and gossip. We all thought we were solving all of the world's problems with our coffee-shop whit and wisdom.
THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS DO.
When Darlene got very sick and had to have scary treatments and multiple Dr.'s appointments, she would ask me to go with her. She said it was so I could take notes so she would remember what was said afterwards.I think it was because she knew how frightened I was for her and needed to hear the Dr.'s as much as she did.
THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS DO.
She was always so proud of her vegetable garden every summer! She would always tell me " come on over and help yourself". I don't think she realized how many times I would trot across our back yards with my large bowl and raid the Swiss chard patch! She never said anything about it to me, but the next year the Swiss chard patch would be a little bigger than the year before.
THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS DO.
I always knew that Darlene was someone I could confide in and she knew she could do the same with me.
THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS DO.
There are so many more memories I have of Darlene and I will always be grateful I have them, but most of all, I will ALWAYS miss her.
THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS DO!
