Monday, October 17, 2011

Trying

Is it Monday already? What happened to the weekend? 


I learned a few things this weekend. 


First; on the island where I live there are two types of cars. The first type is the 'standard' and the second is the 'mash and go'. I learned to drive a standard when I was thirteen on the farm, in central Illinois. On the farm you could drive at whatever age. I didn't live on the farm. I lived in the city, but Daddy being a cop in the big city sent me to my aunts and uncles on the farm for the summer, once I was old enough to earn my way. On the farm everybody works. Did I ever mention how much I hate chickens? Due to my time on the farm, I rarely eat eggs. But, due to my time on the farm, I learned to drive 'standard' at thirteen, ride a horse and other things that farm kids learn, that I won't mention here.  Thank you Daddy.


I was in my thirties when I learned that the farm families were not really related to me. (For various reasons that's probably a good thing.) These people were good friends of my grandmother's and I was raised calling them aunt and uncle. All of the cousins were not really my cousins. Daddy was no dummy. I spent a lot of my teen years there with the 'cousins'. It was probably a good thing we all thought we were related.


As usual, I digress. I wanted to talk about driving. For years I drove a 'standard',wouldn't mind having one again. Lately I have become a mash and go kind of girl. That is probably not such a good thing cause I have a lead foot and that mash and go thing is bound to get me in trouble. I do like to turn up the rock music and 'mash and go'.


This whole mash and go thing was inspired by a Cruzan lady who was talking about buying a car at church. I love the Cruzan way of putting things. Of course, this particular lady is from Trinidad, so she refers to herself as a West Indian,not really a Cruzan, but you live here long enough "we are all Cruzan".


Tonight Rick and I went to see "Real Steel". "Rocky" for the twenty-first Century. It was fun. Everybody could use an -underdog, feel good movie- and what's not to like about Hugh Jackman.


That's it "thinking is still optional",but this post has gotten me to thinking. I may have to tell you more about my time on the farm.


Listening to Amos Lee and Willie Nelson. That's a little bit of Heaven.

5 comments:

  1. Hi. Sounds like a wonderful place to live and play.

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  2. Thanks for stopping by my blog. Circling back to show some writerly high-five.

    Sounds like some seriously good times were had on the farm, along with a few life lessons.

    I learned "mash and go" myself, so me and standard can do no more than wave and pass each other with a smile.

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  3. Thanks for following both my blogs. I'm still checking out a few as well. I'm following you now. It's nice to discover a fellow writer.

    Re-your post: I'm a mash & go type of driver, always hated standards, even tho' in an emergency, I might be able to get it going without lurching... Just get me from point A to point B, safely.

    My favorite beach: Daytona Beach FLA when there aren't lots of crowds (i.e., like BikeWeek), but truly love Key West, Fla. Have not been down to your lovely islands. But I have been to Paris. Hope you'll read some of the posts.

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  4. WOW! Look at you go.....this is the women who used to say the internet was the devil!!!! You go girl, you go!!!!! You are leaving me behind!

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  5. Honey, the Internet is the devil. As long ashe still has that restraining order, I'll be fine.

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