Sylvia Brown-Roberts's Blog, page 10

Honoring Ms. R

Most of us have people we associate with on a regular basis. They may be co-workers, fellow commuters, fellow shoppers, fellow gym members. We often chat with these people, but we may not spend any time with them outside of the place where we regularly see them. We know their first  names. We may know whether or not they're married or if they have children.
We lost a person like this from our gym not too long ago. She was suddenly gone, with not a lot of explanation. We simply stopped chatting with her at the gym because she was no longer there. Later, we found out she had passed away awhile back.
 There was no opportunity to send a card. We don't know her family. There's a required confidentiality on the part of the gym. She was a familiar presence who we now realize asked more friendly questions about us than she gave answers about herself. She often quizzed me about the characters in my writing and offered suggestions about my stories. In fact, she chatted so much on the exercise circuit that we'd often remind her to go to the next station in order to keep things moving. She accepted this with good humor and grace. One of the brief characters in my 2nd novel, Beyond Church Doors, reminds me of her. We still speak fondly of  Ms.R and her antics on the circuit. We miss her.
Sylvia
www.sylviabrownroberts.com

Talking to the Moon

I have some items that stimulate my imagination and point me in the direction of daydreaming and
writing my thoughts on paper. This statue is one of those items. It's called "Talking to the Moon." A lady sits on a quarter moon and appears to tell the understanding moon her thoughts. They are perched on what I think is a cloud. The artist's name is Alice Heath. I've had this piece of art and another one for about 18 years, but I don't remember where I bought the two of them. They're heavy and they are from the Austin Sculpture Collection.  I'll show you the other statue later this week.
What item(s) do you have that serve as your Muse?
Smiles,
Sylvia
www.sylviabrownroberts.com

My Mug

You never know where you'll find treasure. Of course, it depends on who you are and what you count as treasure. Recently, I found a special coffee mug in a thrift shop. I don't usually look at coffee mugs because there are too many of them in my house. But my name is Sylvia and this mug is from Sylvia's Restaurant in Harlem, NY.  I've been to this soul food place a few times and enjoyed the delicious meals.  Now, for the price of 75 cents,  I am the proud owner of a special mug that was donated to the thrift shop and the shop's profits help others. Check it out: 
I may not be the Queen of Soul Food, but my name is Sylvia and this coffee mug now belongs to me.Smiles,Sylviawww.sylviabrownroberts.com