PB, what a great lady. I had an aunt much like yours. She was 90 years old and lived like a lady half her age. Shortly after she turned 91 she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She opted out of all the usual treatments saying she has lived a great life and whatever would be would be. She passed away within months - but what a lady! She baked her world famous choco chip & walnut cookies and made her delicious nut gravy weeks before she passed. I will always remember her giving me tons of drawing paper, pens and pencils to feed my love of cartooning. She was a frugal Italian lady who worked for the City of Chicago. Whenever they were going to throw away old letterhead paper or an outdated form, she would have the janitors save it "for her nephew who was going to be a famous cartoonist someday." She was great and I'll always remember her frugal, youthful zest for life. I love having those experiences and memories of the past generation. smile

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