Sunday Scribblings " Antidote"

  Sunday Scribblings this week prompt is  " Antidote"

                     

Last week my son-in-law opened for Blues legend Doc Maclean and local artist Dave Boxcar Gates at a small venue in Yale town. After fighting a week long cold/sore throat drinking ( garlic, ginger, honey tea...blahhh), SIL gave a wonderful performance of his own compositions which were well received.

A good sized group of friends and family attended!

After his concert I slipped away to the washroom. In  my absence my friends hair became live kindling, alerting the whole Tapas bar/art den. Oblivious to the fact she was a human candle, my panicked dear daughter screamed “your hair is on fire!”  Scouting the fire source with patting motions my comrade nonchalantly extinguished herself.   I returned to find said friend giggling as though she was part of the nightly fireworks entertainment ! Not surprising for a psychologist  who had  a stroke affecting her speech, with an antidote to obtain her doctorate in Neuropsychology so she can re-educate professionals how to treat stroke victims
alike! 



 

Shortly before all the fireworks hoopla I spotted daughters childhood favourite hockey player as he entered the venue. Silver around the edges, he sat politely at a table of people much younger than his mid years. With his brothers he's successfully  raised enough money to support a resource center for psychiatric patients in crisis. A tribute to his father who suffered mental illness. Committing suicide when the all star was only fifteen! A needless tragedy where a parent misses out on his childrens epic accomplishments!

Our night started weak, empty reserved tables, slow service, hunger pangs abound, but in time things turned around. We savored the tunes, scored some nice seats and delighted in the first snow fall of the season! Life can be stinging and hard, but when we work through adversity with a positive spirit, using our own personal gifts to share with the world, much can be accomplished and enjoyed! Life is worth sticking around for!