Wisteria is my favorite flowering vine. Do you know why?'
I shook my head. 'No, ma'am.'
'Because it's strong -- just like me.
But if you have so much fun, then why don't you get together more than once a month?'
She looked at me like a wise old owl and winked. 'Do something too often and it stops being special.
Lucille always loved a strong breeze. She said it was nature's way of blowing away our sorrows.'
Just then another gust of wind whipped around us. Aunt Tootie smiled. I smiled too.
I tried not to smile as I gathered the marbles. After counting them out by color and placing them into the holes, I looked at Sapphire and shrugged. 'There aren't enough.'
Miz Obee's face tensed, but Sapphire looked at her friend kindly, patted the table, and said, 'Just set up the board as best you can. We'll play with whatever we got.'
I thought that was one of the wisest things I'd ever heard anyone say.
c'mon now, honey, don't be mad at me. I don't mean to lie, I just remember big.
Beth HoffmanBut lately,' she said, wiggling her bare toes, 'I find all men to be very much like wearing high-heeled shoes -- I love how pretty they make me feel, but by the end of the night I can't wait to get rid of them.
Beth HoffmanWhat's the difference between eccentric and crazy?'
She lifted her hands above her head, tapped her zills together, and danced out the door. From over her shoulder she laughed and called out, 'Nobody knows!
Ain't no sun in the kitchen without your face lookin' up at me.
Beth HoffmanShe wore her sadness on the outside, like a heavy winter coat.
Beth HoffmanBut there's a blessing in everything if we open our eyes.
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