Thursday, May 12, 0001
Belle loved to talk about her family and friends and stuff from the past. It would crack me up, the way she could spin a tale with that slow Southern drawl. I love to try to imitate her speech. Of course, she's swear I sounded nothing like her, but said I was getting a "right fine" accent, just the same. One day we were coming home from work and talking about family and the exploits some of them did and she remarked that one of her relatives did something and got "drunker than Cootie Brown." I'd heard of this Cootie Brown ever since moving to TN from CA, so I asked her, "Just who is this Cootie Brown everyone out here keeps talking about/" Without batting an eyelash, she replied, "Well, I don't rightly know. Some drunk, I guess." Then she smiled that way she did when she was joking and we burst out laughing. Belle's humor could surprise you, but it was great. Work was stressful to her, but she plugged away. I am sure going to miss her.