Smile A While

By Anita M. Muller

This book was written to inspire anyone going through hard times. The author however, turned these trying times into smiles and wants to share her true-life experiences with you. So smile a while when you read of her experiences.

“A wonderful little book filled with the recollections of a self-confessed “oddball”, filled with her naughty mischief. The many good and funny times of this quirky “old” girl who speaks of bucket lists and life is captured in this delightful memoir.”

Editor’s comment

• Language: English
• Publisher: Anita M. Muller
• Release date: Mar 13, 2019
• ISBN: 9780463782477

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Smile a While

Smile a While

By Anita M. Muller

Copyright © 2018 Anita M. Muller

Published by Anita M. Muller Publishing at Smashwords

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Published by Anita M. Muller using Reach Publishers’ services,

Edited by Vanessa Finaughty for Reach Publishers

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I would like to dedicate this book to my son David

who died of leukemia in 1983.

Thanks to Elinor for inspiring me to write this book.

I’ve promised a few people that I would jot down my daily occurrences for posterity. I’ve never done this before and the page seems awfully big.

I really feel I should have started this project much sooner, as my mind at this age is a little woozy.

So here goes!

Let me give you a short synopsis on who I am. I believe people in this dorp view me as somewhat of an oddball. Besides, I am one of the very few English-speaking people here. Although I am 77 going on 78 years, my dress code is nothing like most of the ladies here. Looking at photos of my granny – my goodness, she was old! After all, she was my granny. I later found out this granny was only 48 years old at the time; she was very smart in her corsets, with stockings, hat, handbag and gloves.

I am computer literate and cannot do without my cell phone. I drive a car and race around the supermarket in a mobility scooter, which my son donated to help me feel more independent.

The reason for the mobility scooter came when the supermarket trolley ran away with me on a downhill slope. Instead of letting it go, I hung on, being dragged along, and then fell flat on my face. I could not jump