Profile – Page 7 – For the Love of Lorna

Do You Speak Lornish?

Posted on July 4, 2015 | by Jay | 5 Comments

You may not be aware of this but Lorna is fluent in two languages. You may not be aware of this but Lorna is fluent in two languages. No, not British English and American English. Obviously, English is her primary language. But the other one we could call “Lornish.” Lornish (more…)

Spencer Research

Posted on July 1, 2015 | by Jay | 6 Comments

“I have a job,” Lorna says after greeting me….I am more than a little surprised. “I have a job,” Lorna says after greeting me. I have just walked in the door from work. It is early May 1990. “You do? What kind of job?” I am more than a little (more…)

Inspector Gadget

Posted on June 25, 2015 | by Jay | 2 Comments

We have been married for several years now and this is the first time I have ever heard of this character. Lorna is busily doing some housework. She bends down, dusting the bases and legs of various pieces of furniture. A she works she begins humming a tune to herself. (more…)

Walking Wales

Posted on June 21, 2015 | by Jay | 1 Comment

Conway Castle [This historical timeline of Lorna’s life is continued from Saint Lucia The entire series begins in Childhood.] I have never heard of a “holiday camp.” I am told we will be staying at a “chalet” there. It is not at all what I envisioned. Friday, December 30, 1988 Plan Proposal Lorna (more…)

Book Study Number Five

Posted on June 19, 2015 | by Jay | 3 Comments

The New Group I gently bring the car to a stop. Despite how crowded the parking lot is we found a space with relative ease and not too far from the door. It’s a reasonably normal Saturday in February, clear and cold. It is 2005. Today is the 5th. Lorna (more…)

Lorna and Money

Posted on June 18, 2015 | by Jay | 2 Comments

Adjustment Tap-tap-tap-tap. My fingers are moving rapidly across the keypad of the little calculator on the dining room table in front of me. I look at the resulting answer and then write the figure on the small paper lying next to the checkbook. Then I compare that figure with the balance (more…)

Saint Lucia

Posted on June 15, 2015 | by Jay | 3 Comments

Gros Piton [This historical timeline of Lorna’s life is continued from Hello, Hilliard! The entire series begins in Childhood.] St. Lucia. Even the name sounds exotic. What will it be like there? Sunday, October 9, 1988 Traveling St. Lucia. Even the name sounds exotic. What will it be like there? I wonder. I (more…)

Oil Change

Posted on June 13, 2015 | by Jay | 4 Comments

This is a revelation to me. For all her femininity and cleanliness I never imagined that she would like to do such a gritty, dirty “man’s” job. “OK, slide carefully under the car.” Lorna is lying on her back on the “creeper,” a small, flat wooden cart with little angled (more…)

Little Naughty

Posted on June 10, 2015 | by Jay | 5 Comments

When it comes to little, fun, sneaky sorts of things she definitely can be called naughty. “Sister Naughty.” “Aunty Naughty.” “Little Naughty.” “Naughty Lorna.” All of these names that are often applied to Lorna. Why? Partly because of the way she pronounces that word, “naughty,” with her British accent. She (more…)

Lorna’s Music—Part 5

Posted on June 8, 2015 | by Jay | 2 Comments

[This post is part of a series which examines some of Lorna’s favorite songs and what they mean to her and to us. You can find all of these posts by viewing the Music Category.] The sun is shining on this warm late spring day. The windows are open; the (more…)