A birthday message to my grandmother on her 90th birthday inspired by COVID & D.H. Lawrence

Happy (almost) Birthday, Grandma! We are so sad that we cannot be there to celebrate with you. It is not everyday that someone turns 90! 

As a child, I vividly remember visiting your parents (my great grandparents) when they were in their 90s.
I remember their kitchen.
I remember the orchard in the backyard.
I remember the preschool next door.

​I even remember your mother's tattered apron, for some strange reason. It was blue and checkered, and she didn't seem particularly fond of wearing it.
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I also remember your dad confiding in me that getting old is actually quite "boring." He said he was rather tired of life and the same mundane routine. As a child, this made me think that being a kid was extra special, and that growing up was not all it's cracked up to be. I still think that, even in my 40s.

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