Freaky Friday

Mary Cooke came in this afternoon. Mary is a crazy woman who has come in twice since Ive been here looking for a priest that works in the Cardinal's office. Im not sure if she knows this priest personally or if she mildly stalks him, although either one of these circumstances wouldn't surprise me. She wanted to either speak to this priest or leave a present she had for him that was wrapped in butterfly printed paper. Mary is a nice woman who has chatted with me both times she has visited the Chancery, but she has a tendency to not stop once shes started. Luckily I got several calls at one time so I couldnt really chat. Last time she was here the cardinal's secretary got caught talking to her for like 20 minutes and when I called her to let her know Mary was here she literally said this " Mary Cooke? Who is this woman? Alright, can you describe what she looks like?" This I couldnt do because Mary was standing right in front of me, but I will describe her now.

Mary looks like shes somewhere in the 60s age range. She has gray hair which she had done up in a "Jane Austen-ish" do aka hair curled around her face but up in a bun in the back and was wearing a visor. She had on a turtle neck and what looked like a smock with a vest over it and a homely looking cardigan over that. Nothing matched. I cant describe her pants or shoes because I only saw her from the waist up, but I think you can grasp her overall look.

Catching onto the fact that I couldnt describe Mary over the phone, Sister Anthony (the secretary) asks "Does she look stable?"

Read Mary's description again. Now think of what you would say if she was staring you in the face and someone asks if she looks "stable" to you. My exact answer was this "....ummmmm....."

Sister Anthony told me to tell Mary to leave her present for this priest and tell her that he would get it.