Garden of Life's Emotions by Francine

By Nora Lea Greig Sands

On reflection of my baby sister.....and watching her grow and blossom into the most beautiful flower of all.....and so as you wrote in your poetic writings Fran...."And so as wine mellows with age...so does life when love sets the stage"....so be it declared and documented over and over and over....how true it is....

Omg....check this out ...This is the only doll Cin has left of her talents that she had over all the years...Betty (her stepmom) had it all these years and still did....so she gave it to Cin when I lamented to Cin that she kept nothing of all her wonderful talented things she has made over all the years....so I wanted you to see this...Isn't she precious ....Cin's answer to the cabbage patch that was always out of stock in all the major department stores likes Bloomingdales, Macy's and Toys R Us...See what did I tell ya...she was always into something Cin was....amazing woman of soooo many talents....and on top of this...she worked as top hostess and model at the famous Downingtown Inn where many celebrities entertained there....raised a set of beautiful twins by herself also achievers with many accomplishments in athletics and both principals now...and redid a whole three story house herself room by room...and still sewed or refurbished antiques and reupholstered furniture, or made these adorable dolls, on woman's social and political movement - did a decoupage of all women in all walks of life on 5ft x 3 ft. wood and then stained about l5-20 times...it was breathtaking....eventually she got rid of that artful creation...oy....it was such a masterpiece of that time period in life when woman were struggling to be recognized as more than justa housewife and mother....and days of Betty White and all those other feminists that helped make the woman's movement successful...like Cin and Barb ......marched not only for this...but also for those battling cancer when she herself had all these debilitating medical issues and then got her son sweet Michael too who also did weekends in cancer drives for those who have loved and lost and have those battling cancer in their families....Oh yes...calligraphy and pottery... Yes...Cin's legacy goes on and on and on....now landscaping and photography....She is just an amazing and phenomenal woman of many, many talents....one to emulate for sure...and makes us all aware and hopeful that yes...

It is possible to be all that you want to be and can and have it all and live the American dream ....even though the tides may be against you at times....and that there may be only one set of footsteps that you can see in the sands of time....you still move on thru it all and then to realize later on in reflection of the picture painted.... it was then that He carried you....what blessings and gifts she has been to us all thru her divine and heavenly talents and love...I dare say she has been a positive influence not only on me and many others...but also on Tam as well...and just some of the reasons we love her so and in my heart she will always be that baby-sister of mine....still sweetest of all...and might I add...always smiling thru it all...and gracious and giving to all those around her....

Yes.. these are just some of the reasons she has been an inspiration to me during all the years of my life growing up and thru it all...yes...she is that portrait to me of the "Feminine Mystic" of the seventies and eighties....and all it's historical struggles and accomplishments now enjoyed as our new Bill of Rights for woman to be all they want to be and can...and she certainly is all this and more....I rest my case...

Hugs...Miss Nora Lea