Jack’s Winning Words 12/1/17
Hello, December!  “God gave us memories that we might have roses in December.”  (J.M. Barrie)  It’s December…time to look at our bouquet of roses.  What great gift…to be able to remember…and what a loss when it’s gone.  But today, let’s start the month by recalling events and people that have made life enjoyable for us.  Why not make a list, numbering 1 through 12?  In that way, we can give ourselves a dozen roses, the perfect gift as December begins.    ;-)  Jack

FROM TARMART REV:  You have certainly been one of those "roses" in my life, Jack!! Thinking especially of you during this Advent and Christmas season.====JACK:  In looking at a list of names for roses, which name do you think applies to me?  Angel Face, Ketchup & Mustard, Playboy or Yabba Dabba Doo?  I suppose Angel Face has already been applied to you.====REV:  How about a new one for you: the “Sainted Rose” of WB?!?!====JACK:  I hope you didn't mean, "tainted." ====REV:  You always have great comebacks!!

FROM KF:  I got my biggest bouquet of roses December 3, 1988 (Mark - our anniversary. ====JACK:  ...and two daughters makes the bouquet even bigger.

FROM EMT SINGS IN TC: You are certainly toward the top of our list!====JACK:  I'd be honored just to be on the list.

FROM FACEBOOK LIZ:  ) my dear dad painted a picture of two roses for his grandmother in 1951. it was given to me recently by a cousin, after dad died. i had never seen it before.  was dad a time traveler? this rose did not exist till 1980. it is called “love.”  i searched for love since i first saw it in person, ten years ago. finally, this year i found love at the grocery store garden center... a couple of months later, i “found” this beautiful watercolor, too!  I now have love in my garden.====JACK:  You also have love on your wall and (most importantly) in your heart.  Your father was truly an artist...and a special person.

FROM BLAZING OAKS:  Memories are indeed precious! When my twin had the stroke, her memory was erased, and what a loss that is, having to learn who everyone is (again) and all that transpired in the past...impossible to recapture, really.   like the idea of giving ourselves the roses of people who have really counted in our lives. A huge bouquet really! You would be a rather new bud in that bouquet! :-) Hello, December ; Here's to always remembering to smell the roses along life's way!!====JACK:  It must have been frustrating, both for her and you.  It makes one appreciate, even more, how great is the ability to remember and relive (in a way).