Bessie no longer sat in her favourite chair on the front porch anymore. She took sick last fall and has not been able to leave her bed. She knew her time on earth was almost over. She had been born in this house and lived here all her life. She brought up nine children and cared for her parents until they took their last breath. She lost her husband twenty years ago and it was then that the old house grew lonely with only her to entertain it. Her oldest daughter came back home to look after her and she knew she was very lucky, otherwise she would have to be in an old people's home wearing hospital gowns and being poked at by nurses and doctors.
She was still able to eat a little and took the best medicine in the world to relieve her pain. A few sips of brandy and honey six times a day kept her comfortable... what more could she ask at ninety one years old. She had lived a full life and had went through many rough times. Yet today as she laid in her bed listening to the wind chimes blowing in the wind, she remembered the good times. It kept her occupied to think back on when she first met Peter. He had been such a good looking man and he made her smile the first time she saw him. After more than sixty years of marriage, he had still been able to bring out the best in her. She hoped he would be there to meet her when she arrived in heaven and that he would once again take her hand and make her smile. As she closed her eyes for the final time, she could hear everyone out on the front porch on a warm summer's night. They were laughing and dancing to the music. The children were all there, eating her homemade ice cream. Peter was playing the mouth organ and her brother had the fiddle. Her mother and father were there playing with the children and enjoying the fun. She was young and full of energy as she left her home for the final time....
Take the time to watch some old time fun on a front porch from long ago...
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