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Hekate

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21. That resonates so much. I started laughing & started coughing & couldn't stop coughing
Sat Dec 24, 2022, 03:30 PM
Dec 2022

My brother and I both got the cowboy outfits about a decade before you — because, Dale Evans was paired with Roy Rogers after all. Loved those cap guns — still remember the smell of the caps.

As for your story of having to accompany your bleeding father to the ER, that answers a question I’ve long pondered, which is who the hell sends their pre-teen child on a trip like that? My dad’s rolled-up beach towel was stolen by someone who doubtless was surprised to get Mister Magoo’s glasses instead of a wallet, but the deed was done and he had to order a new pair from the optometrist, whose office was over the mountain in the city. And my mother delegated me to be his co-pilot. With a lifetime’s experience, I think my mother was a woman whose last nerve had been snapped just then…

Merry Christmas and happy new year, Bigtree. You looked adorable as a cowboy.

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Thanks for the lovely story!!! Karadeniz Dec 2022 #1
a simply delightful post perfect for today!!!! peacebuzzard Dec 2022 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 2022 #3
Thank you for sharing your memories with us this special day. niyad Dec 2022 #4
Beautiful story! MN2theMax Dec 2022 #5
Just what I needed. pandr32 Dec 2022 #6
Awwwww... NICE! calimary Dec 2022 #7
This message was self-deleted by its author republianmushroom Dec 2022 #8
Merry Christmas, cowboy. n/t malthaussen Dec 2022 #9
enjoyed it thank you republianmushroom Dec 2022 #10
Thank you for this dai13sy Dec 2022 #11
What a perfect OP. Thx for sharing and Merry Christmas! NewHendoLib Dec 2022 #12
Thank you for a wonderful story! nightwing1240 Dec 2022 #13
I think you've touched on Christmas past for all of us - certainly me. Thank you, bigtree, and NBachers Dec 2022 #14
you and your sister look absolutely adorable CatWoman Dec 2022 #15
What a lovely, evocative post! I can see that you had a wonderful family and Tanuki Dec 2022 #16
Your story and poem are so beautiful! Brought back so many memories!❤️ lucca18 Dec 2022 #17
thank you, lucca 18 bigtree Dec 2022 #19
Recommended. H2O Man Dec 2022 #18
Thanks for posting JustinBulletin Dec 2022 #20
That resonates so much. I started laughing & started coughing & couldn't stop coughing Hekate Dec 2022 #21
K; R CatWoman Dec 2022 #22
loved this Skittles Dec 2022 #23
I love this. So full of contentment, beauty and peace. CousinIT Dec 2022 #24
I got cowboys boots in '65 pfitz59 Dec 2022 #25
what a sweet 60's story... bluboid Dec 2022 #26
I also was a cowboy a few years before you. FuzzyRabbit Dec 2022 #27
when my mom and aunt were little girls , her father (grandfather and a uncle) AllaN01Bear Dec 2022 #28
Nice larwdem Dec 2022 #29
Love this post! KT2000 Dec 2022 #30
I love the picture of you & your sister and your memories. 💕 Raine Dec 2022 #31
Merry Christmas! markie Dec 2022 #32
Your post is incredibly moving and that picture of the two of you is just plain darling. llmart Dec 2022 #33
You made me recall the smell and sound of those caps popping and the cowboy outfits. KY_EnviroGuy Dec 2022 #34
You. Are. ADORABLE!!! Higherarky Dec 2022 #35
So who's taller today, you or your sister? KS Toronado Dec 2022 #36
K & R. nt okaawhatever Dec 2022 #37
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