Well said and written. It reminded me that my aunt in Ireland used to send me Famous Five and Secret Seven books when I was just starting to read. We cannot loose quirkiness (gosh, even the spell check didn’t know that word!) And quirkiness comes naturally out of a person, and is not applied (1. Dye hair purple, 2. pierce your face, 3. b…
Well said and written. It reminded me that my aunt in Ireland used to send me Famous Five and Secret Seven books when I was just starting to read. We cannot loose quirkiness (gosh, even the spell check didn’t know that word!) And quirkiness comes naturally out of a person, and is not applied (1. Dye hair purple, 2. pierce your face, 3. become non-binary and then change your pronouns a month later to she/they) If you look at someone like Enid Blyton her appearance, at least in dress and manner, is typical of a woman of her time. The energy is in the writing, in her talent and in giving that gift to others. In her day, you had to wear your wool and tweed a few days in a row and you had to hand wash it. When you can’t just waltz down to the corner tattoo parlor or to the gender affirming clinic to create yourself, you are left with what God gave you: brains, spirit, humor, hard work, and love.
Well said and written. It reminded me that my aunt in Ireland used to send me Famous Five and Secret Seven books when I was just starting to read. We cannot loose quirkiness (gosh, even the spell check didn’t know that word!) And quirkiness comes naturally out of a person, and is not applied (1. Dye hair purple, 2. pierce your face, 3. become non-binary and then change your pronouns a month later to she/they) If you look at someone like Enid Blyton her appearance, at least in dress and manner, is typical of a woman of her time. The energy is in the writing, in her talent and in giving that gift to others. In her day, you had to wear your wool and tweed a few days in a row and you had to hand wash it. When you can’t just waltz down to the corner tattoo parlor or to the gender affirming clinic to create yourself, you are left with what God gave you: brains, spirit, humor, hard work, and love.