Big Brother is Watching Out for You!

No, I don't mean the government,
I mean my older brother Marty
whose birthday we celebrate today.

I know, without a doubt, that if I needed
help in anyway, I could call my older
brother and he would be there for me
as he has always been there for me.

He preceded my present journey to France
by a few decades (or more!) when he came to study at
the  Sorbonne University in France.  Mostly
I remember Marty's return;  sporting fashionably
longish-red hair and wearing a calf length
khaki trench coat. Our little town of North Bay
had never seen such a sight!

Six years my senior, I remember
being duly  impressed with my handsome
older brother.  He definitely passed his fashion
sense down to his four classy kids.

And so Marty, I wish you a happy "new" year.
I celebrate our wild and wonderful journey together.
I am deeply grateful for your presence in my life as
you enrich my world.

I love you  
Jude, one of your little sisters!

Marty is to the left of the rest of his crazy siblings.
He had to look normal as it was the
 wedding of one of his crazy kids!