Marge and I are truly
blessed. We have four married children
who, with their spouses, live in towns contained within a ten mile circle. You might ask, what’s so blessed about that?
I say blessed because they have remained truly family. They’re friends, they socialize together,
they vacation together, and they actually like each other. That is not always the case with so many families.
New friends are developed, family is put aside and, while not forgotten, drift
apart from each other. We end up knowing
very little about their lives and contact is only made at funerals and an
occasional wedding.
In my case uncles, aunts
and cousins became strangers to me on both sides of the family my Father’s and
Mother’s. One such cousin on my Father’s
side became one of the forgotten ones.
Unfortunate because we were close to each other in age and she was a
very nice person. In reality Roberta was never forgotten, but was kind of put
on the back burner so to speak. I need to happily advise you that our relationship
has been rekindled thanks to the internet.
I’m not quite sure why, but I had reason to email her and we once again
became real cousins.
Several years ago she and
her son John moved to the Town of Guilford where it appears she quickly grew
attached to. Like many other retired
people, myself included, we are unable really retire. While our bodies might want to retire, our
brains won’t let us and it is impossible for us to just sit back, relax and read
a book. Having a restless brain is not always a good thing. Roberta like myself never learned the word no
and we sometimes end up being more involved than we planned for. I know that’s been a problem for me at times.
Roberta saying yes has turned into a good thing for the
Town of Guilford. She has become deeply involved with a new a new endeavor for the
Town: Guilford Performing Arts
Festival. The multi-day biennial event
was introduced last fall and will take place again in September 2019. The
Festival showcases the work of Connecticut professionals and amateurs from a
variety of performing arts-music, dance, theater, etc. Last year 3,700 people attended to enjoy 44
free performances and workshops at various venues throughout Guilford. More information as the day approaches. Want to know more:
Roberta Flannery
Guilford
Performing Arts Festival
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