Monday, October 5, 2009

Sock stories

I've known Emma for about 20 years and the thing that I'll always remember - besides her great, giving spirit - is her socks.
 
One evening, while she was president of the Folsom Guild, Emma had to tell us all the story about going out to get the mail.  It seems that she arrived at the same time as the mailman and she was all dressed to go to her guild meeting.  The mailman looked her up and down, particularly at her green stockings and asked her, "You do know that it is not Halloween?"
 
The second sock story was when a group of us went to a NCQC meeting and then had lunch at P.F.Chang's in Walnut Creek.  We were all waiting in the entrance for a table when Emma stepped up to the hostess and asked where the restroom was located.  She was given directions but we all noticed that the hostess looked her up and down with a strange expression as she walked away.  Emma was wearing one of her favorite outfits with argyle kneesocks.  A few minutes later we were called for our table.  We looked around for Emma.  The hostess asked, "Are you looking for the lady with the kneesocks?"  Of course we were.  Later when we told Emma that the hostess had made note of her socks she had a good laugh.
 
It was fun to see what new outfit Emma would create for the Garment Challenge each year -  beautifully made, very distinctive outfits with full accessories.  Of course they were all 'Emma' and we loved them just as we loved her.  We will miss this wonderful person and her (just slightly) outrageous outfits - especially the socks!.
 
Helen Hardwick
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  1. AnonymousOctober 5, 2009 at 8:59 PM

    Shenna, Heather and Reaka,

    Kirsten, Nordic daughter extra ordinairre will be there tomorrow at 3:00 with her jeep to haul away food and chatchkis and tupper wear and DI and whatever. I will be there at 11:00. Kirsten is a nursing student and assures me hearing is the last sense to go and Emma does hear you and me and all of us. She also wants to check up on how we do with Emma herself, she has much patient care and would like to help if she can. She is an amazing girl and she will show up and help us due to her own viewpoint. Call if you need anything between now and then. XX00, ~Andi

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