Me: You know that guy I was telling you about – the one in the nursing home who reminds me of you?
Anthony: You mean my nursing home?
Me: No, I can’t bring myself to go back there – yet. I’m talking about the nursing home where I volunteer.
Anthony: So who’s the guy?
Me: His name is K. and I thought he was around your age but one of the nurses told me he was 97!
Anthony: And he reminds you of me?
Me: Yes. It’s uncanny!
Anthony: Thanks a lot. Such a wonderful compliment – not.
Me: Well he doesn’t look a day over 81, Ants. Sorry. He’s got the same starey eyes and the same slow smile; he even seems to have a wittiness like yours. When I asked him how he was the other day, he said he was 150 years old. It was just like the kind of thing you used to say – so funny.
Anthony: Is he sexy like me?
Me: No, for God’s sake, Anthony. Don’t be so ridiculous!
Anthony: Well, I was just wondering.
Me: He’s crazy about Pip.
Anthony: That’s all right – as long as he isn’t crazy about you.
Me: I told him about you dying and he said his wife had died too and we had a bit of a sad moment.
Anthony: You do realise that I’m not 81 anymore, don’t you.
Me: How does that work?
Anthony: Not sure but I feel extraordinary well.
Me: That makes my heart get all warm and toasty. Remember how you used to say that?
Anthony: Plagiarism!
Me: The other day, P. said I should find another beau.
Anthony: What?
Me: Don’t worry, I told him that I’d had the best and there was no topping that.
Anthony: You can tell P. from me to bugger off.
Me: I’ll be more polite.
Anthony: You can quote me on that, Jules, with my blessing.
Me: Oh, so I say, “By the way, P., Anthony told me to tell you to bugger off with his blessing.”
Anthony: That sounds about right.
Me: He won’t believe that I was talking with you.
Anthony: That’s his problem. Anyway back to the old chap, K., if he’s 97 he must be pretty close to the end.
Me: Yeah, he doesn’t look so wonderful.
Anthony: Shake his hand for me.
Me: Why?
Anthony: It seems like a reasonable thing to do.
Me: Okay, I’ll do that. I think he’ll understand.
Anthony: He will. Tell him I’ll keep an eye out for him when the time comes.
Me: Wow, that’s nice of you.
Anthony: You seem to have forgotten what a splendidly marvellous person I am.
Me: I haven’t forgotten.
Anthony: That’s good then.
Me: G’night, Ants.
Anthony: G’night, Jules.
Me: I adore you.
Anthony: Perfectly understandable.
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Yeah when you have been with the love of your life you are not interested in finding someone else but some people don’t get that, I do as if I lost Tim I wouldn’t want anyone else
I love your relationship with Tim.
Lovely Julie.
He can still make me chuckle…. “perfectly understandable”. A perfect Anthony-ism.