I thought I would be starting this series about love, or kindness because those are two of Marianne's strongest traits. But last night I couldn't help but laugh. Here is a lady in a fight with cancer,.... laid out on a hospital bed and what do you think she is doing?
She is feeding her visitors. She is playing hostess. I wish I had a picture but I don't have my camera with me. But on her counter in her room she has a dessert bar. Off her lunch and dinner trays she has two cookies that she hasn't eaten. Then she has a cup of chocolate covered almonds that somebody brought her. A brownie. And 4 cupcakes that somebody brought her.
Yes even though she is sick as a dog, she is trying to feed her guests. She is amazing. She asks everybody when they are there if they would like something to eat.
This was her back in 2001 or 2002 when we took a trip down the California coast.
She taught me to be a better host. It doesn't matter whether they are working on the cable, or fixing the washing machine you always offer somebody that comes to your house something to drink. Friends, family or visitors that stop to chat you pull the bowl of nuts, chips, cheeses, or desserts out. You never let friends leave your house hungry or thirsty. That is my wife's motto.
If you throw a party she always has enough to feed two or three times more people. We usually give away food to the guests going home and I still eat for 3 or 4 days later off the leftovers. Nobody could ever say they came to our house and didn't get great food and a overwhelming amount. This is what my wife has taught me.
My Marianne, my love....
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