COMMENTS on MAY 2020 CWC 🥰 FRIENDSHIP 🥰

frenchielove

@jjanssen that really made me smile, thank you 🤗

amejoy

@jjanssen A well written piece summing up a relatable workplace misunderstanding in an entertaining nutshell - Thank you.

frenchielove

Absolutely brilliant amejoy what a great read and so sad to lose a friendship

amejoy

Just added my short story to this month's entries and wanted to make this pernickety comment about spelling. I was surprised to find that 24 karat, referring to purity of gold, is spelled with a k and that carat with a c is used when describing the weights of gem stones. Karat still looks wrong to me though hence this note!

jjanssen

amejoy 24 karat, referring to purity of gold, is spelled with a k and that carat with a c is used when describing the weights of gem stones

Well! There you have it; we learn something every day!

polowoman

amejoy - I read with a feeling of almost personal loss, your recollections of how you let Frankie down and it led to to the severing of your friendship, if only gradually. We all do/omit to do things in our youth which we live to regret but maybe one day, out of the blue, you will be in contact with her again and the past mistakes will be forgotten.

amejoy

frenchielove Thank you for your kind comment. I hesitated to submit a sadder tale this time, but tried not to make it too bleak.

amejoy

polowoman I've tried and failed to send you a private message in reply to your sympathetic comment, as I have to admit that my submission (although written in the first person) isn't based on a true story. I'm pleased that this slice of student life rings true, but apart from the sticky floored college bar, it's fictional. Maybe I should've mentioned this before. I wondered if frenchielove also thought that it was based on my own life, but I'm glad to say that Frankie didn't have that nasty experience. You're both kind to care. 🌈

polowoman

jjanssen - I enoyed your humourous piece and feel sure there are many such misunderstandings in the workplace, just hope not all involved are given the sack!

polowoman

norffc - Yes, life is full of regrets and I read your piece with a feeling of sorrow that you didn't see your cousin before he died and realise how you are still regretting this. Very sad tale but thanks for sharing it. It must give us all food for thought.

polowoman

jesi23 - Even all these years later you obviously feel the loss of granddad, with all your regrets. I am sure he knew you well enough to realise your dislike of having your photo taken and would not have aken offence, but he is to this day looking down on you and guiding you through life.

jjanssen

polowoman thank you for your kind words! 😁

polowoman

jesi23 - Hi Jes, A bit later than planeed but I finally got my Friendship piece written and posted on Entries. As ever, I have approached the topic from a different angle but can honestly say that all of it is true. As. I write for pleasure and to escape everyday problems, most of my stories are light-hearted and this is no exception, and I hope it will bring a smile to a few readers' faces as they picture my friends. Hope all is well with you. Take care and stay safe x

frenchielove

polowoman just read that and became thoroughly absorbed, what a fascinating story, and how it all began. I did smile and thought, how many more will there be? 🤗🐯🐯🐯

amejoy

polowoman I enjoyed reading about your ever growing tiger family, their personalities and names and all the family fun that you've had from it over the years. Anyone with an imagination knows that soft toys have lives of their own and adventures when our backs are turned.

polowoman

frenchielove - Glad you enjoyed the tale (tail?!) and thank you for your kind words. There are two other tigers, Pearl and Topaz, belonging to my daughter and have been with us since she was a child, I think even longer than Stripe has. One is white, the other black but aside from their different colours are identical in shape and design. I am a great lover of soft toys and have a few penguins, lions and cows, most gifts from my daughter and she has quite a few of her own from her younger years and those bought for her more recently by her boyfriend. My husband reckons we'll soon have to buy another house, just for the soft toys to live in!!

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polowoman

amejoy - You obvioulsy understand soft toys and their secret lives! When my daughter was still in junior school I used to write stories for her about her soft toys and all their adventures, even down to running a shop where the seals were rushed off their flippers! Thanks for your nice post about them all - I shall tell them you have written to me!

polowoman

amejoy - The mark of a good writer: being able to convince a reader that a fictional story is fact. It sounded so realistic that I was sure this had happened and you had lost a good friend. However, I am glad Frankie didn't have that experience, and presume that she is also a figment of your imagination. Very well written story and I do hope you will write more. By the way, feel free to send md a private message any time and I shall reply. Not sure why you couldn't send it but I often have problems with such technological wonders so do understand. Take care my friend and stay safe - the tigers have been in lockdown for years, for their own safety (they might get lost or stolen in the big wide world!).

polowoman

@frenchielove, @amejoy - To complete the story, thought I'd post a photo of Stripe and little Kumal "on holiday", down here in the living room and relaxing on my cushion.

amejoy

polowoman They are cute! I very nearly posted a pic of my toy lion cub the other day, after reading about your tigers. So today's post is the clincher! I've drawn on some grassy fronds to hide an uneven pile of DVDs behind him.

frenchielove

polowoman oh thank you, how wonderful ❤️

barishna

polowoman so cute 🎊 📯 🎉

polowoman

amejoy - He is so cute and looks a bit like Lenny, my lion cub (another pressie from my daughter). I'll take a photo of him and post it on here. Wll also look out those I have of Timmy and Mula Malu and the other tigers. One every day or so on here - you have been warned! 🦁 🐅

polowoman

amejoy Hi again! I meant to send these photos yesterday but caught up in my writing. However, better late than never, I hope! Below is the promised picture of Lenny who, as you can see, has string whiskers so he is very safe for children (and me!) to play with.

barishna

amejoy 👍🤗