Doug: You never fail to intrigue, bu I can top tyour embarrassment over jodphurs. i My dad and I were prepping for a whitewater canoe trip when I was, I'm guessing, 14. The stretch of the water we were paddling (the Unami Creek in western Montgomery Co., PA) bordered a big Boy Scout camp, which was full in summertime.
As we rounded a bend, we saw my mother standing in the water wearing the top of an old two-piece bathing suit and a pair of chest waders to film us with her movie camera. I saw her at fifty yards and prayed, "Don't, God, let there be any Scouts nearby!" Of course a troop of them just at that point could be sen walking upriver, and just as we reached the pool in which she stood, I heard one say, "Jesus! She's smokin' a PIPE too!" Indeed: she was smoking a pipe (!) in the effort to quit cigarettes. I thought I might get lucky, the canoe capsizing and the water instantly drowning me.
Oh, I so wanted that to be a real photo of your mom! The pose is so stylish and confident. Besides, surely there's nothing wrong with attire linked to horses. (OK, spurs might be questionable....)
I do have a photo of her wearing riding pants but she is on a horse and it was before I was born. I'll have to check to see if she was wearing spurs. Okay, but why would you want to look stylish and confidant at my softball game?
Doug: You never fail to intrigue, bu I can top tyour embarrassment over jodphurs. i My dad and I were prepping for a whitewater canoe trip when I was, I'm guessing, 14. The stretch of the water we were paddling (the Unami Creek in western Montgomery Co., PA) bordered a big Boy Scout camp, which was full in summertime.
As we rounded a bend, we saw my mother standing in the water wearing the top of an old two-piece bathing suit and a pair of chest waders to film us with her movie camera. I saw her at fifty yards and prayed, "Don't, God, let there be any Scouts nearby!" Of course a troop of them just at that point could be sen walking upriver, and just as we reached the pool in which she stood, I heard one say, "Jesus! She's smokin' a PIPE too!" Indeed: she was smoking a pipe (!) in the effort to quit cigarettes. I thought I might get lucky, the canoe capsizing and the water instantly drowning me.
Good Lord, Syd. The mind boggles.
As mine sure did!
clads 4 pads sounds like a good match (cricket pun)
Now I am straining my brain to think of more cricket puns. :)
A wicket sense of humour helps bowl one over. Takes balls.
Ah, you have stumped me. (I think that counts.) Not up to your standard though.
Your mother is a fashionista after my own heart!
Oh, I so wanted that to be a real photo of your mom! The pose is so stylish and confident. Besides, surely there's nothing wrong with attire linked to horses. (OK, spurs might be questionable....)
I do have a photo of her wearing riding pants but she is on a horse and it was before I was born. I'll have to check to see if she was wearing spurs. Okay, but why would you want to look stylish and confidant at my softball game?
Hmmm... good question!