A Far Piece
Aug. 28th, 2024 07:21 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
poliphilo "Haven't you forgotten something?" said Ailz, first thing this morning.
Erm....
"It's our 33rd anniversary," she prompted.
(Which means it's also her birthday)
"Have we really had Marlowe that long?" I said.
( I know, weak joke- but at least it had the merit of being off the cuff)
"Seems like it," she said
We've travelled a far piece in those 33 years. Near the beginning we were the youngish couple with nine cats. Ailz says eight but they came and went so fast it was hard to keep the count straight. (We acted as a sort of clearing house for cats that needed adopting.) Then we were witches and a wee bit notorious. Then we kept rabbits. Then we moved to Kent and played at being landed gentry. And now we're Quakers and living by the seaside. Yes, a far piece....
The birthday, btw, is Ailz's 70th. She's been ribbing me and all our mates who are slightly over seventy that she's a decade younger than us, Well, she won't be able to do that any more....
Erm....
"It's our 33rd anniversary," she prompted.
(Which means it's also her birthday)
"Have we really had Marlowe that long?" I said.
( I know, weak joke- but at least it had the merit of being off the cuff)
"Seems like it," she said
We've travelled a far piece in those 33 years. Near the beginning we were the youngish couple with nine cats. Ailz says eight but they came and went so fast it was hard to keep the count straight. (We acted as a sort of clearing house for cats that needed adopting.) Then we were witches and a wee bit notorious. Then we kept rabbits. Then we moved to Kent and played at being landed gentry. And now we're Quakers and living by the seaside. Yes, a far piece....
The birthday, btw, is Ailz's 70th. She's been ribbing me and all our mates who are slightly over seventy that she's a decade younger than us, Well, she won't be able to do that any more....
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Date: 2024-08-28 08:29 am (UTC)Which has been your favourite stretch of this distance?
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Date: 2024-08-28 09:08 am (UTC)Happy birthday to Ailz!