One of my classmates spent some time chatting with me yesterday. "Fay" has no scars anywhere on her body and, amazingly, still has her original tonsils. I took her word for these two facts without personally verifying. She seems honest. As a child, Fay wanted to be a nurse, but she changed her aspirations and became a Library Director. If Fay had to change her name...say through the witness protection program...she would become Elizabeth Dalton. I think she would make a marvelous Liz, don't you?
A recent bright spot occurred when Fay went to bid on the contents of a storage building (a la "Storage Wars" on television). She struck up a conversation with the owner of the storage facility about flowers and greenhouses. She was delighted when he gave her 4 pots of maroon New Guinea Impatiens at no charge. What a pleasant surprise. In celebration, Fay had her favorite lunch meat, ham on white bread with mayo and swiss cheese.
Briefly, we discussed what three items Fay would grab on the way out of her house if it was on fire: 1) box of photos, 2) insurance papers, 3) to be determined - Fay couldn't think of a third item on the spot.
If Fay was on a deserted island and happened to find a recently deceased raccoon who died of natural causes she devised a recipe for cooking the raccoon. Step 1: skin the raccoon. Step 2: boil the raccoon with onions, celery and carrots. YUM!
I encourage the rest of the PLMI class to take the time to get to know Fay...she is fascinating.
I think the name Elizabeth Dalton is a great name-- half elegant and half rebel (like the Dalton gang). :) Your interview was enjoyable to read. I specifically like Fay's recipe for raccoon-- it reminded me of an old folk song about opossum that had the lyrics, "opossum meat is good to eat, carve it to the bone!"
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I agree that Fayrene is a really nice lady, but I am not sure about boiling a raccoon!!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed your Blog Aunt Gail. I have to say that I have not had the opportunity to get to know Fay yet, however after reading the wonderful things that you have written about her I am definitely putting her at the top of my list. As far as her delightful raccoon recipe-the restaurant has some amazing cornbread she could get to go with it.
ReplyDeleteIf this library gig ever falls through, Gail, you could probably find work as an investigative journalist. I'm just saying it's nice to have options, or a contingency plan, if you will.
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