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Sheri Strobaugh caps entry #14

Posted on by Thornton Sully
16
Dec

Literati!

So glad to see so many of our originals returning for this contest.  Welcome back all of you!  And Welcome back Sheri!

This is the kind of story I love to hear, especially around Christmas time.

 

Granddaddy’s Cap

by Sheri Strobaugh

 

My granddaddy was such a funny, smart and incredible soul.  He had a lot of Scottish in him so dancing a jig here and there was very common. With is fair skin, getting a tan wasn’t part of his repertoire.

He was bald ever since I can remember him and always old.  But he was a handsome man, reminded me of Bing Crosby.  Same striking light blue eyes with a prominent nose.  When he sang, it brought me right back to reality!  He couldn’t carry a tune but that wouldn’t stop him.  He caused many belly laughs as I grew up.

He always sported a cap protecting his head from the California sunshine.  His favorite was a gray, lightly plaid in soft white stitches.  My grandparents lived close by and always rang the doorbell when arriving.  I would beat my brothers to the door most of the time. I think I was more excited about their visits.

There he was, my granddaddy, so tall and handsome. He would pick me up and put his favorite cap on top of my mess of curls.  It smelled like manly cologne.

I walked them into the living room where my parents were sitting and my mom would shake her head with a smile.

When my granddaddy passed away at age 85, my mom gave me his cap. It meant the world to me.  I wear it to this day, especially when I feel the need love and support from my guardian angel who is watching over me.

Thornton Sully

Thorn founded A Word with You Press in 2009, having Jack-Londoned his way across the globe sleeping with whatever country would have him, picking up stray stories along with way. A litter of dog-eared passports that have taken up residence in his sock drawer are a constant temptation, but, having at last discovered paradise, it’s not likely he will stray too far from his adopted city of Prague. He has helped hundreds of writers reach their potential, including best-selling authors and award winners. He is the author of Fire in the Belly: How to write your novel with Purpose and Passion, Almost Avalon, The Boy with a Torn Hat and The Courtesans of God saga, and multiple anthologies.

9 thoughts on “Sheri Strobaugh caps entry #14”

  1. miryam@shalombaby.org says:

    Thanks for sharing such sweet memories with us Sheri. Your grand-daddy sounds like he was a real special guy. May we all emanate such kindness.

    Reply
  2. Tiffany V says:

    I love the nostalgia of the description you made of yourself (the curls). To a lesser soul, it would seem a less important line, but it makes your love that much more tangible than just the memories.

    Reply

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