A day with Ms Amy - enchanting and filled with Christmas joy!

 

After days with COVID, finally well, and looking forward to my day with Ms. Amy.  So here is the backstory.  First my relationship with MS. Amy began with me helping taking her home after our Wednesday night service. I lived nearby, and the short ride was always filled with talking about the lesson learned that night.  Then we sat near in Sunday church, and more Wednesday night.  Over time she and I shared a lot of ourselves and I met an older women filled with great faith, prayer and wit and could speak on  about any topic.  Well-read. A collector of books, and that we had in common for sure! And I did so enjoy our time together, and once I asked her out of lunch "my treat" and she quickly corrected me - 'no we go dutch so we can go more often."

First to reassure her family, no secrets shared, but I did learn about a young girl growing up in a family in the south loved by her father and mother in the 1930's - 1950's, and her namesake Aunt Amy, beloved and fill of spirit.  Her love of her family, and how proud she is of her son and daughter, the grandchildren and now the great grandchildren!  Her independence now astounding, and full of grace. Now at 94.

 So today we took our annual Christmas lunch and trip to the Charleston Place, where it was filled with a hall of trees, and a magnificent train display.  The "She Crab Soup"  was the best ever, and she had a dessert too.  Then we walked about the hotel to view the trees and our last stop - The Train display.

Now here is Ms. Amy standing by the Croghans Tree.  It was elegant with bows and pearls on the ribbon, and standing before it we talked about the messaging...no visible jewelry but .the comment. heard with a Ms. Amy grin:   "well, I guess I could be a jewel!"  Like I said she has wit. Walking by the trees, we saw a miniature George Washington, lots of construction tools, shoes, Charleston Historical artifacts in miniature and ribbon and ribbon with magnolia leaves!

So I took lots of photos and there are here - now onto The Train display.  Sitting in the center of the main lobby with a chandelier over it with stars!  Upstairs a Gingerbread House! Shown here.

Follow this.  Standing before the display Ms. Amy shared stories about being a young child riding a train just like the ones on display, all the way from Georgia to Rhode Island (for $5.00).  Then there were the candy toys sold on the train ride. Costs $1.00.  She pointed out the 1930-1940.cars parked before the old Texaco sign, and that her grandfather had a "Carriage barn".  And before the barn, there sat a miniature horse and buggy (a carriage). This train scene could have been also a Norman Rockwell illustration. 

So did you think that train display for only children?  Nope -a visit to America's past with someone who was there. God Bless Ms. Amy for sharing with me a time when life was so simple, trains carrying grain on top and open passenger cars went all over America ,and up and down the east coast. 

Loving riding on trains as I do, today connected my love with beautiful stories back when by Ms. Amy.

Blessings to all - wishing a Merry Christmas, with prayers to all for a safe and happy holiday.

Linda Dennis. December 19, 2024





















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