Neighbours

Now here is a couple I didn't know until many years later. 

Marguerite and Milan Lymberner were our neighbours from Caistor Center. 

We lived there when I was near the end of grade 2 until I was finished grade 6. 

Their daughter Robin was a year younger than me and a year older than Jeff. 

The picture above is how I best remember them. 

I never really did know Milan at all. 

I do remember helping them once with the haying - 

although I am very sure I was very little help at all.

I also remember him driving Robin, Jeff and I out trick or treating in his pickup truck.

But Mrs. Lymberner was my sort-of surrogate grandmother 

as I didn't have grandparents who lived close by. 

She was a very capable housewife and I remember her driving the family car 

back when not that many women knew how to drive. 

She was active in the community and knew just about everybody.

I remember that for Halloween she would prepare popcorn balls to hand out.

Boy they were good - and a real treat for us.

Milan has since passed on but Marguerite is over 90 years old and lives in Stoney Creek 

where she gets nursing care at Heritage Green. 

I am sure that that place is a better one because she lives there.

My Mom and Dad drop in to visit her from time to time.

I have visited her a number of times and 

I really should make the time to go more often 

because each time I am there I feel that I am in the presence 

of a marvellous woman who has wisdom and kindness wrapped up into one person.

I think of her often and when I do, I smile.