Today we celebrate Shirley’s Granite Jubilee
And the revered matriarch she is, I’m sure you’ll agree.
She’s great, she’s grand, she’s a tour de force.
She’s grandma to me, one I’ll always endorse.
With all of us here, our memories of Shirley are vast.
They might make us laugh or cry or leave us aghast.
What stories will Shirley tell? What do you ask?
In the memories she shares, we all will bask.
I recall those hunting weekends where we all gathered
here
And the line between those trees where they’d display the
deer.
Those hunting weekends were like an extra holiday,
Filled with food and family and grandchildren at play.
I think back to visiting my grandparents in Pinellas
Park.
Enjoying Leverock’s was always a trip hallmark,
As was an orange-vanilla twist from Orange Blossom
Groves,
And eating strawberries, one of Grandpa’s favorites, in
droves.
We both like to eat at the local Chinese buffet.
Count on Grandma when you want a foodie day.
I can’t mention food and leave lefse out.
Shirley’s made lefse snobs of us all; it’s such a
standout.
Shirley’s gliding into her nonagenarian years,
Entering a most auspicious stratosphere.
Grandma, I hope you enjoy your birthday jamboree,
A day to be merry, fun and carefree!-LK
July 5, 2025
(Written July 2, 2025)
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