Pansies

Today is the fourth day of May - which can also be referred to as May the fourth and as such has been adopted by those who know and care as a Star Wars special event of sorts. On this day we say "May the Fourth be With You" as a twist on the familiar Star Wars greeting "May the Force be With You".

I will tell you up front that this story is about Cameron and how much he loved Star Wars, but what has that got to do with pansies you may well ask? Well, as usual, my stories have a bit of a twist and so I will tell you about it...

When I was very young I lived in Woodstock near my grandmother who had a good friend named Pansy. Grammie lived in many places around the little town of Woodstock and it seemed to me that there were always pansies in and around wherever she lived. And her good friend Pansy was always around too. So to my childish mind, these flowers obviously had some special connection with Pansy - and I never questioned that, it just seemed natural to me. So even after 50+ years, I still associate Pansy the woman with pansies the flower.

Maybe now you can see where I came up with the title of "Pansies". Cameron loved Star Wars and watched every episode countless times and owned all the movies. He made references to characters and places in the movies so often, that in my mind it has become natural to think of Cameron whenever I think of Star Wars. And I don't question this either - it just seems natural to me. The association is so strong that you might even say that Cameron is Star Wars...

So on this day or whenever someone says "May the Force be With You" you know who I will be thinking of. And I still kind of like pansies...