I always called Eleanor the “fun” aunt. That is until October 23, 2013. By that time, I was married and living in Australia with my new Aussie husband Gene. On our yearly trip back to the States, we had a chance to have lunch with Eleanor, Cynthia, and my brother Jim. Cynthia warned me that 93 year old Eleanor had changed since I had seen her last, and she no longer had any kind of filter for what came out of her mouth. Seeing how I didn’t realise that Eleanor ever had a filter, I was really looking forward to this lunch. The Eleanor show started as soon as we got to the restaurant and I introduced Gene. Eleanor looked at him with a devilish twinkle in her eyes, straightened up a little, smiled her most seductive smile, and began shaking her chest to show off what was left of her “goods.” The frosting on the cake was while she had her chest in motion, she asked the now immortal question: “Are you Available?” Jackpot! Another perfect Eleanor moment! Gene was feeling very flattered, but his bubble soon burst when my brother Jim showed up and Eleanor gave an encore of her performance. Now since Eleanor’s memory wasn’t quite what it used to be, between catnaps, she would repeat her question, and both Gene and Jim had to keep reminding her that they were honoured, but sadly, not available. As it turned out, all of the male waiters and busboys were also spoken for. But there is no joy in Hamtramck, the mighty Eleanor had struck out. When I got back to Australia, I told the tale of our lunch with Eleanor to all of my friends, and all of them want an aunt like Eleanor. To be honest though, none of them remember her name. She is lovingly known as “Are you Available?”, complete with chest motion. The Eleanor legend lives on.