Third Post Office 's the Charm!

The Betty White stamps went on sale today. The Niles post office still had theirs in a vault and was waiting on someone to release them. I was told to come back later in the day. I reasoned that Galien doesn’t get much business and tried that post office. The elderly lady in front of me there asked about the Betty White stamps and took the only two sheets they had. Missed it by a hair! I then went to the Buchanan post office. They, too, only received two sheets but no one had made an inquiry about them yet. So, I was able to get a sheet. 

Kris and I were sent to live with our paternal grandparent when I was in 4th grade. The Golden Girls was one of Grandma’s favorite television shows. It was, secretly, also one of mine. I was in awe of Dorothy’s wit. I also loved Rose who was played by Betty White. I knew that I wouldn’t be able to stand someone as ditzy as Rose was in real life. But her heart—I would treasure a friend with that kind of heart. 

As the years went by, I saw Betty White in a more adult light and found her to be a devilish delight. The real Betty was not what I expected based on the character of Rose in The Golden Girls. I was genuinely saddened when I learned of her death, just shy of her 100th birthday. She, like Angela Lansberry, were like grandmothers that you grew up with and hoped would never leave.