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Beneath that sweet exterior…

Sadie, after the killSee this woman here? Her name is Sadie and she’s 92 years old. We were at the same party in Montreal yesterday and Sadie plucked a low-flying wasp right out of the air with her bare hand and crushed it. Then she wrapped it daintily in a napkin, placed it on the table, smiled sweetly, and went back to eating her shrimp dipped in marinara sauce.

14 comments to Beneath that sweet exterior…

  • Whatever her qualities are, I wouldn’t call that a sweet exterior. I’d say it’s one of someone who’s 92 for a good reason. I wouldn’t want to cross her.

  • I was thinking the same thinf Anne, look at the glint in those eyes, those fabulous brows, that sexy bit of lace. Sadie looks like she could take on just about anyone. I’m picturing a throaty laugh and a woman with STORIES!!!

  • Wow, what are the odds of seeing two entirely different women on two entirely different occasions plucking wasps out of the air with their bare hands??? You have all the luck, Zoom! I’ve NEVER seen anyone pluck a wasp out of the air… :(

  • Fiesty one eh ! Did you get it on video?

  • I too have never seen anyone pluck a wasp out of the air. And I want to! Did they teach you how to do it?

  • I’m guessing you use a finger and thumb, and pinch?

  • future landfill

    I’d be smitten! Is it ok to call her a hottie? Cute kiddo too but clearly perplexed by your attention. Needs a rib-tickle if you ask me.

  • she’s gorgeous! if I live to be 92 I want to look like that. and I want to be crushing wasps for fun too

  • Carmen

    The earrings, the lace, the lipstick, the hair, the ATTITUDE towards the camera….Wow! I, too, want to be like her at 92….hell, even earlier!

  • I also want to be like her at 92, or actually, 102, to be precise (I’m aiming for 3 digits). I don’t think I’ll be killing wasps, given that I save spiders and put them outside. And I think I’ll just go with lip balm. But I’m down with big earrings! Maybe I’ll still be riding a bike too, but with 3 wheels so I don’t fall over.

  • XUP

    You have an amazingly interesting circle of friends, Zoom as this photo perfectly defines – from the grande, vivacious old dame to the gorgeous little madame on her lap. I feel a tad more interesting myself just because I know you!

  • Judi

    I want to be Sadie when I grow up.

  • […] wrote three letters. The first was to Sadie. She’s my Dad’s wife’s mom, and she’s 93 years old. The second was to my […]

  • elliott heft

    its nice to hear all these comments about MY MOM. a pretty amazing lady. feisty, smart, loveable, too caring, and still pretty damn good looking. she was offered to go to hollywood when she was 52, by a legit hollywood director. still mad at her for that as i could have been in warm weather all the time.

    she still loves to be active and i usually bring her into my business 1 day a week and she still helps us. and of course its nice to listen to her tell us how to run our successful business.