In Winnipeg right now and as I wander through my life of long ago, lyrics from an old Nat King Cole song spin around in my head.
There was a boy
A very strange enchanted boy.
They say he wandered very far, very far
Over land and sea.
A little shy
And sad of eye
But very wise was he.
And then one day
A magic day he came my way
And while we spoke of many things, fools and kings,
This he said to me:
The greatest thing
You’ll ever learn
Is just to love
And be loved in return.
Like the song says, he was a very wise boy, a country boy, a nature boy.
And he turned a sparkling 82 years on Christmas Eve.
Happy Birthday, Dad!
You’ve been a great teacher!
xoxo
The Country Mice 