Remembering Barbara Preston
I have so many foind memoires of Barbara. Her parties were so creative as she made the decorations, the costumes and her creative side was unique. I attended her toga party with white toga sheets, grapes, and lots of photos! She had parties for her beloved cat Raskol with cakes stacked with wet cat food mountains, and fountains flowing! I used to play tennis with her at the tennis courts near Maplewood Park. I cross country skiied with her at Webster Park. I just enjoyed visiting her as she played wonderful music by Linda Ronstadt, and her friends and parties were beyond compare. She had an infectious laugh, brilliant wit, seductive smile, and she was a socialist all the way, and fought for civil rights. I think she would have been a Bernie Sanders fan today. Barbara Preston will be in my heart and soul for the rest of my days here on earth. She was a woman of the earth, loved nature and explored the beauty of many lands with a wonderful photographer's eye on the splendor of life. I am richer to have known her as her friends were lucky to experience Barbara Preston's being. She was larger than life, yet very humble, beautiful inside and outside. She will live with me forever. I love and miss my gentle friend, Barbara Preston.