What day is it? Wednesday! What’s so special about today? It’s the first day of spring! And? It’s Friday Fictioneers Day with none other than yours truly’s photo taken on New Years Eve. So what do I do? Tell a story about July, 1995… because yanno… why not? Plus there was a ferris wheel – just not this one and there were fireworks so…
Thank you, always, to Rochelle, for keeping us coming back week after week. Of course, when you use such fantabulous photos 😉 … I jest, of course. Do join in on the fun, why don’t you? Just click on the blue froggy below to add your link.
True Colours
What a great date that was. They took his old, navy Celebrity, parked in the shopping centre and walked to and across half the bridge. A couple of miles of hand-holding, laughter and getting to know each other better.
They rode rides like a couple of kids, not thirthy-somethings. They ate junk food and rode some more. They watched the fireworks from the bridge in the rain.
Walking back to the car, they laughed and kissed and held hands.
In the trunk of that old Chevy was a blanket and sweatshirt.
She knew then he would always keep her warm.
Another sweet piece of prose that perfects goes with the inspiration photo. Well done.
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Thank you, dear Monika! One of our first dates… knew he was a keeper 😉
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Good story Dale. He will always keep her warm. Love at any age is good.
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Thank you, Jan. Yes it will!
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Dear Dale,
We never really have to grow up and act our age, do we? I, for one, refuse. Your story is so full of life, love and fun. Well done, my friend.
Shalom and hugs,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
Your tag line says it all!
So very glad you liked.
Lotsa love,
Dale
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When people say “act our age” you know right there and then that age is all an act … 😉 I ain’t planning on starting theater at this age, thank you very much … Never grew fully up and never quite intending to. … 😉 Na’ama
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I always say: and what should that be?
Pffft! 😁
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Exactly. Also, I’ve never been this age before, so how am I supposed to know how I’m supposed to ‘act’ during it? I figure, I’m me. Is all.
Take it or leave it … 😉 XOXO
N.
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Exackery!!
Same. Must be why we get along… 😎😘
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Must be! 🙂 We don’t none of us know how to behave our age. My crowd exactly! 😉
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Uh huh, uh huh!! That’s the way I like it, uh huh, uh huh!
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😀
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Just lovely, Dale, what a warm-hearted story.
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Thank you, Jilly! So very glad you liked.
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He didn’t put her in the trunk, right?
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Hahaha!! Nope! Just wrapped her in his blanket!
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Ha, today (it was a Friday) Hero Husband and I got married (civil wedding!) How about that! You didn‘t quite write OUR story which is one heck of a story but I like this one here very much …..
AND it‘s the first day of spring, although sadly looking outside I don‘t get the impression of spring – contrary to yesterday!
Thanks for the fun
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Thank you, Kiki.
And happy anniversary!!
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Thank you Dale, Hero Husband works in Switzerland, I hold the fort in France – just ideal 😉
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😁
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Date night is important! Never grow old.
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Never ever.
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A nice warm tale.
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Thanks, Trent.
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Great tale, Dale. Oops, I didn’t do the alliteration on purpose. Anyway, it sounds like a beautiful start.
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Haha!! All good, John.
Thank you. It was, indeed.
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lovely.
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Thank you.
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Sigh 🙂 So romantic and heartwarming 🙂
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Sweet! Thank you, Linda!
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Such sweet memories, full of love and laughter. And with telling us the little details you let us in on the fun. That last line just says it all.
And thank you for that great picture, I’m fascinated by the colours.
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Thank you, Gabi!
So very glad you liked and you are most welcome me for the photo!
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Great story, Dale and very romantic.
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Thank you, Adele. We had our moments. 😉
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What a sweet story!
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Thank you, Susan!
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Romantic story, Dale!
So glad she found him & hope her intuition is correct & that he lives up to her expectations.
And they lived happily ever after 🙂
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Thank you, Anita.
He did 😁
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Memories are made of this. Feel all cuddly.
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So very glad you do.
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Indeedy. 🙂
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😊
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This is SO SO sweet and SO SO tender! Thank you, Dale. What a lovely photo, and a lovely story/memory. Sighs galore.
XOXO
Na’ama
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Hope it’s not TOO TOO sweet and tender 😉
I thank you for the sighs
Dale
xoxo
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Well, I did say “so so” …. 😉
But … not too too … just right.
Goldilocks style.
🙂
N.
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Ya baby!! 👱♀️ (visualise the curls)
D
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😀
No curls here (believe me, my mom tried, even dragged me to get a perm in the 80s. … don’t ask. All photo evidence has been destroyed till my nieces found one such evidence and … I think they put it in a safe to protect for future teasing … ;))
😀
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Buahahaha! The curls were for Goldilocks but now I’m wishing…😁
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Nope. Not happening … 😉
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That’s a lovely piece of autobiography, Dale. You capture the sense of fun beautifully, and your conclusion is delightful.
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Thank you so much, Penny! Glad you felt that.
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It’s so nice that you were such a happy couple. This captures it well.
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Thanks, Larry. Glad it comes across.
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This is a really sweet story, Dale. It captures the fun and romance you are both still enjoying in your relationship.
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Thank you, Deborah
😊
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What a romantic take on the prompt, Dale. Thanks for sharing such a lovely tidbit from your life with a man who was definitely a keeper 🙂 I absolutely loved the last line.
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Thank you, Maria.
I am so very glad you enjoyed.
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Beautifully described, sweet story, Dale. (And thank you for this week’s photo).
Susan A Eames at
Travel, Fiction and Photos
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Thank you, Susan.
And you are most welcome!
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Very sweet. Who says thirty-somethings (and older) can’t be “young and in love” 🙂
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I could not agree more!! 😊
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Aw… That was warm and fuzzy…
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I like warm and fuzzy…
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Me too!
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Ah, sweet romance! However, being this is Canada — he’d better also have a shovel, a snowsuit, a toque & mitts, an ice scraper, a flashlight, a… 😉
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Thank you, Christine.
Course this was in July… And NOT Calgary, so the chances of snow are more than slight!
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🙂 …. and I’ve got a feeling another true story. 😀
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…Ya *may* just be correct….😎😉
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That was sweet. I miss dates like that.
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Thank you.
So do I…
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First off, great pic! Beautiful. Second, a Celebrity! Man, I’d forgotten those and I learned how to drive in one in driver’s ed. And third, I could feel the warm night and their feelings in this one–nicely done, and not overdone. Hugs to you:).
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Thank you, Kristine!
His was a stick shift to boot!
Glad it was not too saccharine…😉
Hugs right back.
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Oh man. I didn’t even know they made those in stick shift!
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I know, right? So weird!
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….but what about the spade hidden under the blanket?
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Haha! Not enough words!!
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Fantastic photo, Dale. I really enjoyed thinking about this one. Her man definitely sounds like a keeper!
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Thank you. So glad you enjoyed. He really was!
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This story of reminds me how people can relate to each other the moment they meet. I would believe this is a real life story – not fiction. I enjoyed this.
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This was definitely the case… as well as with my WHOLE family!!
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Awww! So sweet, and what a wonderful memory!
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Thank you, Merril! The first weeks in…😊
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🙂
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what a lovely story. she found the right man. 🙂
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Thank you, Plaridel. She did.
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See, I’ve gone all gooey, partly because I just spilled chocolate sauce down my shirt, but mainly because of sweet story!
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Ha ha ha!
Hope it was’t too sweet!
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Just right thank you!
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Woot!
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“Hey Google!”, ” July 1995′.
And she said (obviously reading from Wiki), “July 1995 was the seventh month of that common year. The month, which began on a Saturday, ended on a Monday after 31 days”….
Good shtuffs Little Miss Nightindale. So there were ‘fireworks’ huh. He reads between the lines.
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No way… seventh month of that common year. Who’d a thunk? I did Google it myself trying to find what date we had gone on said date…
There were. 😉 He reads well.
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Shudda got a tattoo. Two little birds and the date.
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If I were into tattoos… My skin remains unmarred except by the scars of life.
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Lovely, just lovely. That’s how life should be
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Thank you, Michael.
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Who needs Nicholas Sparks is what I always say. And now you done proved me right with this love story. And you only needed 100 words to pen this beautiful piece!
I love how you gained your inspiration from the Ferris Wheel, and I love the symbolism- walking on air, taking in the heights and all the many splendored colors that come with knowing you will always be in each other’s arms.
Brava to 100 words worth of forever. 🙂
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Didn’t you just diss Sparks in your last post? So, you’re saying this is better than his saccharine-sweet stuff? So very happy to hear it.
I thank you for seeing way more than I did 🙂
To forevers! 🙂
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I diss Sparks all the time, because he’s so predictable. And I don’t care how many books he’s sold. Hell, mass hysteria doesn’t mean it’s worth its salt.
This here does in 100 words what he can’t do in his books! Yep, I said it. Again.
Oh, you painted it all so vividly.
And a day!
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He is. Some peeps like formulaic books… obvs you and I do not…
I love that you think so.
And I thank you, B.
MWAH!
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Nothing wrong with liking ’em, but I just can’t.
SO lovely and apropos for the first day of spring.
MUAH!
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I say there is something for everyone…
Thanks, love is in the air…
😘
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😘
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Aww! Such a sweet story and you tell it so well. If this was CE I would have expected to have her wrapped in a blanket and placed in the trunk 😉
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Thank you, Subroto.
That’s probably what he would have done. Coz that’s pretty much what he always does.
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Found love in the fair. Sweet story. Love has no age bar.
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Nope! 🙂
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A lovely tender story- you tell it so gently. Romance and fairgrounds seem to go together.
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Thank you, Francine. So true… something about he music and lights and general happiness felt.
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Awww, a sweet story!! What is it about Ferris wheels that seem so romantic?
-Rachel
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Thank you. They are especially when they seat only two.
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What a romantic scene. Love your picture, by the way. I can think of at least a dozen stories from it, so it was hard to choose one. We’re supposed to have a skywheel up by the river here, but I haven’t found it, yet. Not, mind you, that I’d have the guts to ride it. Now, I’m off to see what other stories I can write from this. 🙂 Thanks!
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Thank you, Jelli. It has garnered lots of diversity this week! So happy..
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I sensed you in this story. It had a warmth and poignancy that I’ve come to associate with you.
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Aww shucks, Sandra. Thank you do much.
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This is so real and down to earth. I think it speaks to any age persons. ❤
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Thank you Ms Vivi!
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I love were you took this… a walk of being in love should not be about age.
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Thank you, Björn. I so agree!
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SWEET! ⚡️💥
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Ya think!
🧞♀️👗
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How lovely, I always keep a sweat shirt and a blanket in my car for that very occasion! Or is I break down! Cracking stuff as ever Dale, and a brilliant photo too.
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Thanks, Shrawls!
Ya never know… it can really impress some chick!
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I’m a firm believer that one should always be oneself and not let one’s age define one. It’s a good indication that a relationship can be good when the other person makes you feel like a teenager again.
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So do I. I cannot abide fakes. And yes. He was good at that! Never did grow up, frankly. And was always so enthusiastic about everything.
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Growing up is overrated.
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Highly
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This one hits the spot with gentleness. Nicely done.
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Thank you, Jade.
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After the fun and carefree beginning that’s a lovely last line Dale.
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Thank you, Andrea. 😊
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