LJ IDOL series 8. Week 24."In my wheelhouse"

[jacq22]

The Brooch.

“He’s looking for his penis, you know, he thinks he’s lost it”, Doris said.
“You shouldn’t say things like that Doris” I replied, but smiled.
Some of the surprising statements uttered by Doris made conversations with her interesting, if at times confusing.
I worked at the nursing home as a carer.   My craving for a life of luxury was

Comments

[baxaphobia]

A wonderful but sad story.

[jacq22]

Sad, yet the fact that Doris had such a rich and colourful past, and was still able to tell us about it before she died has made her live on, she lives on in my memory anyway.

You would have liked her spirit, I was once told (by nursing director) to make her eat her dinner, as she only liked to eat cake, I offered to help her with her meal, she let me pick up the spoon then I ended up wearing the mashed pumpkin, nice yellow spots on my white uniform ...from then on I just sneaked her more cakes at tea times, sometimes you lose.

[notodette]

This was truly lovely.

[jacq22]

Thank you for reading, wish the ending had been true!

[n3m3sis42]

Oh, this was beautiful. You really brought Doris to life. :)

[jacq22]

Thank you. I am happy she lives on in this way.

[halfshellvenus]

Oh my, you write about Doris so well. The character comes off the page, so full of spirit and unconventional thinking for her time.

I love the details of what was in the suitcase-- past elegance and style, to match all the parts of her you described.

Lovely, both for the writing and for the happiness you bring in describing love for such forgotten people.

[jacq22]

Thank you, kind comments appreciated.

[pixiebelle]

This was lovely! And that opening line really made me giggle right away, so that was really awesome!

[jacq22]

The fun was honest, she said that. Thanks for reading.