My Grandma Cherry had a very special laugh and she wasn’t afraid to laugh period. I’ll give you an example. I was just a small boy and even I laughed. We were at our cottage on Devils Lake in southern Michigan. Cottage wasn’t the right word for it because it was a garage that was our temporary cottage till my dad built the actual cottage.
Ok here is what happened. Grandma Cherry was getting into our role boat; it was setting next to the dock. So she took one foot and put in the role boat, while still having the other on the dock to steady her.
That as it turned out wasn’t such a good idea, because the role boat wasn’t tied to the dock. So as she put the weight on the foot that was in the role boat the role boat started to move away from the dock.
It didn’t take Grandma Cherry long to figure out that she was in trouble, so she yelled for help. My aunt Florence was the closest to Grandma Cherry, but rather than running to help her mother she grabbed the Kodak box camera and took a picture of Grandma Cherry doing a split between the dock and the boat which was inching further away from the dock.
Aunt Florence was ready for the next picture which was Grandma Cherry sitting in about 18 inches of water between the dock and the boat. Sure which I could find the picture.
Grandma Cherry didn’t get mad, but instead started laughing in a way she could only do. Aunt Florence went over to help and as she approached Grandma Cherry they were both laughing.
Some people could get very upset if something like that happened to them, but not Grandma Cherry.
Laughing is good for us and it was for Grandma Cherry and tells you why at another time.
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