| Rocking with Gladys
The finest neighbor I ever had was also one of my best friends. She lived right next door. In the summer after work, I would take my cup of coffee and walk across the yard to her house and we would sit on the porch in the rocking chairs and talk about everything. We would giggle and gossip and have a good time. Often times she would call me up and tell me all about her church meetings which were big events. She was Primitive Baptist, and they always had meals, foot washings or big singing. These meetings were very special to her. Every Thanksgiving I would fix dinner for her and she would always bring me a little hostess gift. She would come early and we would sit at the table and just talk and talk while everything was cooking. She babysat all three of my girls at my house, and many times I would come home to a wonderful dinner she had cooked for us. This neighbor was my mother-in-law, Mrs. Gladys Creed Harvey. We lost her last September. Every time I go by her house I will always remember those summer evenings setting on her porch and just rocking away the day. Janet Harvey |
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