I was the oldest of seven children, I have three brothers and three sisters. My folks had the formula for a balanced family--birth order--me, two years later brother, two years later sister, then brother, then sister, then brother, then sister, then brother. Today I am thankful for my brothers!
Oldest brother--cowboy, then insurance executive, then cowboy--loves to hunt and bake bread--perfect loaves of all kinds, oil painter in the tradition of Grandma Moses.
Middle brother--ex Navy, lumberjack, landscape business owner before he retired, grill master, air brush artist.
Baby brother--Arena riding horseman, business executive, excellent gourmet cook, watercolor artist.
Each is so individual but special. Each has added so much to my life.
Lovely tribute to your Dear Brothers. :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm an only child, so I have no experience with growing up with siblings. Only got it, with raising our children and watching grandchildren. :-)
Do I miss the experience? Well, it's hard to "miss" something, with which you have no first hand experience. But sometimes, now that I'm older, I do think about it... :-)
And I am totally fascinated with the concept of twins!
Gentle hugs,
"Winter is the time of promise because there is so little to do-or because you can now and then permit yourself the luxury of thinking so."
~Stanley Crawford
How awesome that you've all turned out artsy. You must have had great parents who fostered that.
ReplyDeleteLove your brothers as long as you can - I know you do.
ReplyDeleteI lost my only sibling a brother in 1997 - I miss him very day.
love, sandie
You are blessed with wonderful brothers. Thank you, for sharing.
ReplyDeleteSiblings are a blessing. My one sibling passed from a car accident many years ago. We were not close but I think that was because of the dreaded polio I contracted in 1956. To this day this polio still haunts me but I keep putting one foot in front of the other & though the feet are small, they get me where I want to go. Enjoy those are still here on earth. Thanks for sharing.
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