I wandered lonely as a cloud...

Category: gardening among the rocks | Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 7:24 pm

I took photos of Daffodil but they didn't turn out. Real pity, that. She had silk daffodils and little flags stuck in the holes on the sides of the truck bed ( the holes meant to hold side rails, don't know the "official" name). Max and my mom's black dog, Monk were peeking adorably over the sides of the bed. My daughter and nieces, all in flowery shirts and straw hats with daffodils wired on them, were blowing bubbles and, with Grammy and I similarly clad making sure they didn't tumble out, flinging pink taffy out. OK, it wasn't a really strange dream. We took Daffodil in a parade this weekend!
I'm thinking I might join the old-car-club. Daffodil is a working truck, not a spiffed-up show truck (did you know people ask upwards of 25K for a restored old car? Not even that old, I mean 60's era! Check your barn, your retirement fund may be hiding there!) but joining them in the parade was awfully fun. Haven't been in a parade in yeeeeeeeeears. And the "Awwwww"s whenever Max would peek over the bed sides was too fun! So many big-city parades don't allow candy throwing anymore, and even this parade was cautious about it. The girls had to fling the candy so it landed far from the truck- quite a feat for the littlest one! But daffodils bed is quite deep so not too much worry about them tumbling out. Good thing, our driver wasn't used to double-clutching so we lurched forward at odd times, lol!

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eileen wrote on Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:28 pm:

Sounds as though you had a really great time at the parade Mary. I take it that Daffodil is still running well for you. She must have looked wonderful with her colourful passengers and doggy friends aboard.

desertflower wrote on Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:27 pm:

Sounds like fun! Our dinky little town does not have anything like that anymore. Did you get any pic's?

desertflower wrote on Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:28 pm:

Well duh I can't remember very long any more lol you said the pic's didn't turn out. Sorry...it sounded really cute.

Frank wrote on Mon Jul 30, 2007 11:21 pm:

>>> I'm thinking I might join the old-car-club. <<<

Go for it Mary!

CritterPainter wrote on Tue Jul 31, 2007 12:43 am:

My dinky little town could probably out-dink yours, just a school, a church, a gas station, a tavern, the ubiquitous espresso stand, and a trailer that serves as a post office. I drove 20 min. to the town my mom lives in to show the old gal off. The pictures were all overexposed, sigh :(

cajunbelle wrote on Tue Jul 31, 2007 1:17 am:

We had a 60 Chrysler 300, loved that car. My sisters dog ate the inside up and then her husband dropped a tree on it in my mom's yard. Sure do miss it, we had a lot of good times in that car.