“TELL ME A STORY”
I remember asking my father that. I wish I could also
remember the stories he made up for me and my brother, but they are lost in the mists of TIME. One legacy I do have though - he passed on to me
his vivid imagination.
Here he is - my PA x
Here he is - my PA x
Perhaps earliest man sat in his cave telling stories and
the cave paintings we see are simply illustrations? I wonder if they finished their TALES by saying, “THE END”?
At the start of Part 3
of Helter-Skelter I tell the story of
Albie at TRAINING CAMP, learning to
drive an Army TRUCK, and of what
happens when his old enemy from his schooldays TURNS UP in the same regiment.
Strange as it may seems, records are reticent about the kinds of shennanigans soldiers in training indulged in, but with some input from the OH about his National Service my imagination has had free rein.
Strange as it may seems, records are reticent about the kinds of shennanigans soldiers in training indulged in, but with some input from the OH about his National Service my imagination has had free rein.
TEIDE is the TALLEST mountain
in the Canary Islands and the Spanish Peninsula. It measures 3718 metres which is over two miles. I know at least two people who joined the “Mile High Club” without
leaving the ground, though where they found the energy is a mystery, because
the air is very thin.
It can also be very cold – I have been up there in the snow – but there are barbecue areas where local people go all year round.
It can also be very cold – I have been up there in the snow – but there are barbecue areas where local people go all year round.
You
can take a cable car to the top when it’s not too windy, and if you get a
permit in advance you can climb the final 200 metres to breathe the sulphurous
fumes. Mount Teide might be dormant but it’s not dead.
TREES – The jacarandas flowered in our village last week just in TIME for your photographic TREAT of the day.
Remember my dad telling me stories, seems a long time a go now though.
ReplyDeleteYes, Bill, it does indeed. Pa has been gone 18 years and I am telling stories to my grandchildren now.
ReplyDeleteMy Dad used to tell us stories, too, Lizy. However, as he often told us about things he got up to as a lad and so on we were never quite sure what was fact and what was fiction and I know our children found the same when we told them stories. A shame we never thought to write any of them down, really.
ReplyDeleteAnn
My father was a story teller who would re-tell stories with embellishment each time.
ReplyDeleteMy father-in-law is wonderful at making up bedtime stories for my kids. They always involve one character getting trapped and needing to shout very loudly for help, repeatedly... he hasn't really figured out the idea behind the calming bedtime story, but the kids and their cousins love it!
ReplyDeleteMy mom is the one with all the great tales. She had an amazing life.
ReplyDeleteMy Dad never told me stories but then again I didn't tell any to my kids. Story telling was left to their Mum & Grandma both of whom were teachers of young children.
ReplyDeleteI tell stories to my middle aged kids now whose faces say "boring Dad".
By the way Teide is well over 2 miles in height - check your arithmetic. Either way it's still very high.