Girls With Dirt On Our Feet

Happy last day of Summer Sunday, church day, worship in your own way.

Last week I met a friend to help say goodbye to her faithful dog and travel  companion, Jackie. Grim news delivered the day before.  Jackie was suffering from pneumonia and lung cancer. Painful violent coughing with no relief so sad. 

Laura and Jackie had many happy years together.  Now one last swim. 

There were 4 of us, kindred spirits, parked off the side of a country back road. A  favorite local watering hole with Cyphress trees that touch the sky and perfect stones for skipping rocks across the creek.  Those that had to work sent text and facebook messages. We all understood. 

You see we are girls with a little dirt on our feet. We love. We win. We lose but never do we give up or give in and always it is girlfriends in the end. 

So sorry for your loss my sweet Laura.  We, the girls with a little dirt on our feet, are standing with you in that creek. kisses

Hornet Hearts

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Good morning to you. It is gonna be a fabulous, fun in the sun, productive get things done, evening into night, forever long day but in a good way, Friday. 

Last weekend I got to hang out with a few of my forever Flour Bluff friends. One of them I had not seen in over 30 years but it seemed like only last week.  Such a  good feeling to be in the company of those I ran barefoot with, played in muddy ditches, hitched a ride on bicycle handlebars which was perfectly acceptable as we were free range Bluff kids. 

Multi bike crashes on asphalt and a shared bottle of Monkey Blood to skinned elbows and abrasions bonded our little Hornet hearts forever. 

It was so great sharing memories and catching up on the years. I feel like a Hallmark card-one that plays music! 

Still crazy after all these years. kisses