Miss R lived three doors down
Walked by every day
Spritely was the word we used.
As she aged
She slowed down
Until one day she stepped out
Stopped by our fence
Held onto the post
Breathing heavily
Looked momentarily defeated
As she looked ahead
Her destination
Seemed a light year away.
She struggled on,
Determination written on her face.
I asked her one-day if she was ok
‘I have a bone in my leg.’
It was her standard reply when asked.
Today she hobbled by once again
A third leg, extended from her right hand
Propping her up
Giving her confidence
Returning her independence.
She winked at me as she went by
‘New leg’ she said smiling broadly
‘Spritely eh?’
Miss R, has always been Miss R
No idea what the R stands for
Resilience I would think.
She lives three doors down
Walks by each day
Her three legs working together
Getting her there and back.
Morpethroad 
What a great character. I do hope Miss R is real. I wish I had a Miss R living near me, we could go walking together with our three legs 🙂
Miss R is real alright, and spiritedly and sassy too. Thanks Lyn I’m sure you are similar.
Now I like that Miss R! She’s my kind of gal. Determined not to let things like a bum leg keep her down. Great story Michael.
Thank you Jackie. She does remind me of someone I know.
We need more people like Miss R in the world. I had to smile at the ‘I’ve got a bone in my leg’ remark. My old dad used to be a gym coach and when he asked the youngsters to do a new move they would ask him to show them first. He always said he couldn’t because of the bone in his leg. I think it even extended to his arm when absolutely necessary!
Ha it is a great old saying, I heard it a lot as a child growing up from an old neighbour who lived next door to us. Thanks so much for your comment and for reading my work.
Nothing better than an elderly being spunky and spritely. Well done. Miss R. Keep on working those 3 legs. Nice story mate.
Awww…
Sweet story. That’s the spirit Mrs. R. 🙂
Physical aging can be a pain in the buttocks.
My dad is having issues walking – no third leg yet. I think he’s hoping the issue will resolve itself. Oh dad…
We take each day as it comes RoSy. Old folk are wonderfully resilient.