FOUR YEAR ANNIVERSARY

It is four years today when Celia left this word, something I think about every day.    It is not all sorrow as I think back on her humor, wit and that smile.    She had her own way of doing things, such as working in the yard in her bathrobe before eating her breakfast, playing on her violin, cutting scotch broom in the afternoons or off to town for groceries or check out the thrift stores.   At times she would call me before coming home to tell me not to worry about dinner as she was bringing home pizza and beer.   We were very compatible house mates.   We both had our own space for clutter, be it books, magazines, junk mail, etc.   When it started falling on the floor we both worked together attempting to put order to the clutter.  After an hour or more Celia would say lets go out and get something to eat and we can do this later.   It was common for us to go out to eat two or three times a week.   She would say that she only wanted a lite meal, but after looking at the menu she would order a big plate of food, be it Mexican, Chinese or her favorite salad at the Lighthouse Cafe, one of her favorites eating establishments.   Her love of the environment, animals and plants were very important to her.   There were times while looking at plants at Bi Mart she would buy the  poor looking ones with the intent of nursing them back to health.   This was true of the many cats she took care of.    It was common while we would work on our property, for all our cats to follow us into the woods and hang out with us as we planted trees, removed invasive species or just sat down to admire our surroundings and a share a kiss or two.    She is immensely missed!