Go Ask Alice 2014-W23

I'm sure that came out of Mike and Carol Brady's mouth a million times, or it would have if they were real people and not fictional characters.  He was a workaholic and she did... well, nothing as far as we know.  The burden of keeping that blended family from a descent into chaos was doughty housekeeper and wonder woman Alice Nelson.  The maid.  Why Carol Brady needed a maid is a topic for another day.

As portrayed by Ann B. Davis, Alice took care of everything and yet never sought to take center stage.  Capable, upbeat, always nearby the next source of trouble, who wouldn't want an Alice or two in their lives and in their household?

Commenting once on her cute but ordinary looks, Ann remarked that she knew glamour girls who were starving.  Meanwhile, she had steady work and won a couple of Emmys along the way (for a pre-Alice role.  Let's not kid ourselves about the Brady Bunch plot lines!)

Since I felt Maya Angelou's passing was well lamented and her many achievements justifiably lauded, I opted instead to honor Ann Bradford Davis.  May she rest in the peace that Alice Nelson so richly deserves.

and Ann B. Davis as Alice