once upon a time
there was a woman
(who was me)
whose hair
had a life of its own
and she
had made plans
with 3 of her very dearest friends
for a long memorial day weekend getaway
to nashville
but then
she got
really sick
and her hair
was wilder than ever
a sure sign
of
something
amiss
and
she
had to tell them
to go on without her
but they said
there is no way
we will do that
and so
they each offered up
their support
and found a solution
in their very own way
mare #1
said
‘i will drive you all the way there.
you can sleep in the car and listen to music.
you won’t have to fly and hurt your ears and suffer any more.’
mare#2
said
‘i will provide you with any medication
and comforting therapy
you might need.’
mare #3
said
‘come with us
and we will
tuck you in
and
bring you soup
and
hot water bottles
and
tea
and
whiskey
and
magazines.’
and goldilocks
was so moved
by their gestures
and their compassion
that she went to the doctor
and he gave her mega antibiotics
and got on the plane
and went on the trip
anyway
and
danced
and
sang
and
ate southern bbq
and drank a whiskey
and listened to the blues
in a beautiful park
and had a wonderful time
with each and every one of them
and they all continue to live happily ever after
as friends for life
—
a day for toil, an hour for sport, but for a friend is life too short.
– ralph waldo emerson
image credits: stickygooeycreamychooey.com, redcanyonart – carol walker
best day ever !
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yes )
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Gotta love good drugs (legal that is). Sounds like a blast Beth. Great trip and great post.
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indeed, paul! thanks –
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What a journey!
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it was, dk )
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Glad you were well enough to go. 😊😊
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thanks, diana. how could i not go? )
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You had too, they were so sweet. I’m sure you would have been the same if it were one of your friends. Xxx
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Friends simply make like sweeter. Great post. Made me smile. Audra
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they absolutely do, audra –
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Funny stuff! I trust you’re feeling better now.
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thanks, roy. oh, yes much better, this happened in the past so all good. and btw, i’m pretty sure that you know 2 of the 3 mares quite well )
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Indeed!
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I love your mares Goldilocks. 🙂
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thanks, me too colline )
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“A melancholy lesson of advancing years is the realisation that you can’t make old friends.”
Christopher Hitchens
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oh i love that quote, mark )
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What a great weekend, hope you danced till dawn by the light of the moon!
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thanks, joan. i gave it my best, that’s for sure –
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What a delightful treat of words on this most beautiful Saturday. You should belong to a storytellers guild my friend and go on tour…You have such a way with words…
And I adore your three friends and glad you had a nice journey. :0)
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thanks so much, but i’m a bit shy and don’t know if i could ‘perform’ them in front of a large group, though i do enjoy storytelling in small groups or in writing. and i love my friends too, they are a great part of my life )
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A lot of friendship, a little whiskey, a bunch of southern barbecue and a boatload of antibioics. Antidote for any disease and bad hair. Beth, you got it knocked, my friend. )) Best. Travel. Tale. Ever.
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thanks mark, and you inspired the memory of this one, with your story about the cruise trip )
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Love the picture and your story. Nothing like good friends and mega drugs. ❤
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thank you, and that is the perfect combination at times!
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~(*_~)~~
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Fabulous!
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thanks, gigi )
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Friends are definitely the best! You have shown how great they are, but in turn, I can imagine you are the best of friends to them, Beth! You know if they could not go on the trip without you, you were an integral part of the fun! So glad you went, that fateful Memorial Day weekend, giving it ‘all’ you could and then some!!
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wasn’t sure i could be part of the fun on this one, robin but it all had a happy ending )
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It sounded like you may have had to lie around and be medicated. Beth, you rose to the occasion and sounds like you were the life of the party! haha!
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not sure i was life of the party, but i did my best, robin )
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Loved your story and the happy ending for Goldilocks … instead of being on the lam for breaking and entering at the 3 bears’ home. Friends are a wonderful cure-all. Antibiotics and a night fun also. 😉
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thanks, judy. yes, all of that certainly helps with a swift recovery )
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That is how every story should end.
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i agree, kerbey )
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I would love to have mares like that for friends. Like the Emerson quote.
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they are pretty great and thanks, deb )
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and they all lived happily ever after, when they finished the second bottle of whiskey. 😉
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))
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Aww, I hope you feel better now! 😀
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oh, yep, all better, it was memorial day weekend, if i was still sick that would be really bad )
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LOL! Well obviously you have a much better immune system than me. 🙂
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What a lovely way of preserving such a beautiful memories and the selflessness of real friendship. 🙂
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thanks so much, deb )
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you’ve got some good friends !
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thanks duncan, i feel lucky for that –
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this is fantastic! wow…I missed it until now…glad I landed here, goldilocks!!!!
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thanks, susie, and you are a mare in your own right!
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