You are never to old to think young
- Lorna Page
This is probably my favourite blog posting so far. A few years ago I worked for a lady called Lorna Page. I knew both Lorna and her daughter Wendy. It was extremely sad that Wendy had cancer. Wendy never lost her fighting spirit and survived a fundraising occasion I arranged by one day because she wanted to know how it went. I spent a fair bit of time with Lorna after Wendy’s passing. I decorated her flat up in Ashtead and we overlooked the local cricket ground and she would chit chat about all manor of subjects and discuss with such wisdom that I was completely enthralled.
This was all about seven years ago. Time moves on and I have not caught up with Lorna and to be honest did not know if she was still with us or not. I don’t often read local newspapers because I know where all the pizza places are, but I did read a story the other day. A ninety-four year old lady has just become a famous author. I saw the picture and it was Lorna. I could not stop laughing out loud when I read with pride her current situation. Three years ago she wrote a book and it was accidently discovered by her son. It went to print and has become a huge success. Her second novel is out now and she has editors ringing her trying to capture her services. It gets better, Lorna went on to tell us in the interview that she had to turn down tv and interviews in Hollywood because she was too busy writing.
To show the true nature of compassion is not dead Lorna put out an advert for people to share her house that she has bought with the income from book sales. She has bought a big house now in Devon and has invited people living in care homes to join her as they might feel depressed in some of the “not so nice ones”.
What a lady! I am very proud to have been a small part of such a remarkable lady’s life. It has to be said though that Lorna cannot have it her own way not even with international stardom at her feet. She has been barred from a wish she has kept under wraps for some while as, wait for it, sky diving is considered unsuitable for her at her young age of ninety-four! I am sure she will talk them around to it.
Good luck for the future Lorna, all the best, Paul.
(Not all the posts have to be building related - good stories come in all shapes and sizes!)
Photo courtesy of The Epsom Guardian
Supporting The Big Issue
Anyone who has ever invested in property or is thinking of it is bound to be interested in this event being organised by Judith Morgan of The Money Gym in London on March 21st, all ticket monies being donated to The Big Issue charity for the homeless.
http://judithmorgan.com/2009/03/11/money-gym-property-investors-hope-to-raise-4500-for-the-big-issue
