My Favorite Older Person Essay

MY FAVORITE OLDER PERSON ESSAY
By: Bryce Henson
Do you have somebody in your life that is in your corner of your world, that knows how you feel and likes what you like? Well, I do and her name is Mabel. Mabel inspires me because she is a writer. She writes about her childhood memories and fairy tails and is very talented. She is very exquisite and is always giving. She is 88 years young. If I had to describe her in a few words I’d say she is a southern bell. She has wispy grayish brown hair and never leaves home without her hair just right and her make-up on. She says to never sit still ( at her age) because you might stop moving. She has a zest for life that not everyone has. Whenever I finish a writing piece I go over to her house and she helps me check my writing.
Writing isn’t her only talent. She is also a gardener. She has a giant garden on the side and back of her yard, she even has a little patch of bamboo. During the spring time the flowers blossom and it is a magnificent sight; it’s like a sheet of lavender ,deep blue and scarlet blossoms covering the plants.
I’ve known Mable since I was a little boy. I used to go over to her house when I was 5 years old and she always had a hot batch of cookies to share with me. When I was finished with my cookies, I played with a little wooden man on a stick and when you moved the stick, the little man danced around. I would play with him, and giggle. Mabel also had little wind up toys that I would play with and chase all around the room.
Mabel inspires me and encourages me, she inspires me to write a story and encourages me while I’m writing it. She just gives me that warmth; like being wrapped in a blanket of sunshine. She knows how I feel and is always willing to talk.
Mabel does lots of community work. She volunteers at Heritage Village and sews costumes for the people that volunteer there. She gives tours there, too. She has volunteered and done so many things there that they gave her, her own house to write in.
Mabel is always giving. On special occasions she brings over home made jelly biscuits and boy are they delicious. She even gave me her husbands writing clipboard even though he has passed away. I could never do something so generous!
I want to be able to write just like Mabel, and be a magnificent author. I am blessed to have somebody so amazing in my life, that I can learn so much from. That is why Mabel is my favorite older person.