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Whether tramping the mist-shrouded hills of Borneo, or assisting in the mosquito-infested camps of central Africa, Helen goes at a pace few people half her age could sustain. Not for her the afternoon serials on 'the box', or the blather of the 24-hour news cycle. Not for her rocking on the back porch in her pearl-buttoned cardigan, cat in lap and hot cocoa to hand. Helen's desire is to go out with her boots on.
11 comments:
Very inspirational. Go Helen!
Excellent portrait.
Not really appropriate for Alice, but somehow I did think of Cabaret:
I used to have a girlfriend
known as Elsie
With whom I shared
Four sordid rooms in Chelsea
She wasn't what you'd call
A blushing flower...
As a matter of fact
She rented by the hour.
The day she died the neighbors
came to snicker:
"Well, thats what comes
from to much pills and liquor."
But when I saw her laid out like a Queen
She was the happiest...corpse...
I'd ever seen.
I think of Elsie to this very day.
I'd remember how'd she turn to me and say:
"What good is sitting alone in your room?
Come hear the music play.
Life is a Cabaret, old chum,
Come to the Cabaret."
And as for me,
I made up my mind back in Chelsea,
When I go, I'm going like Elsie.
Love Helen. Good for her. Mad about the hat and glasses!
More strength to her!
Helen looks like a character but that rocking chair, cat and cocoa also sounds nice.
Her boots were made for walking. Go Helen an inspiration for the cocoa and slipper brigade.
Love your B&W character studies.
Some of us would love a balance of cardi, cat, cocoa and boots.
Wonderful portrait!!!
The very thought makes me want to take a nana nap. Must get one of those pearl button cardigans from Vinnies the next time I'm there.
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