I was very saddened to learn of the death of actress Rue McClanahan. I loved watching The Golden Girls when it first aired in the 80's and still enjoy the reruns.
One of my sisters has a recurring dream of life in the future for herself and her 3 sisters. In her dream we're all sharing a house as The Golden Girls did, and apparently all of the guys have died off. She relates to us how nice this life is, how we're all helping each other, having fun, and just as she did when we were kids my youngest sister is still being sent off to the store to buy us food and drinks. We laugh at this, picturing a gray-haired Rose hopping on a bicycle with a basket to go fetch coffees and doughnuts.
That's what I loved about The Golden Girls, how they helped and supported each other in good times and bad. They say women outlive men, so it's quite possible for this scenario to occur. As I grow closer to the golden years, it's scary to envision life down the road, but somehow a little less scary thinking I might share those years with the three women I love most.
>No nursing homes for us! We're all gonna be fun-loving, peppy, live life to the fullest golden girls!
Hi Kathy. Sorry I've been absent awhile. Between finishing re-writes, reading lots of new books, preparing to adopt a Korean baby and actually working once in a while, I haven't done much blog reading, or commenting. I hope you haven't been too lonely.
ReplyDeleteHi Matt,
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping by! A lot of people seem to be busy over the summer.