One of my favorite blogger friends, woodlandgnome, has invited me to participate in the Five Photos, Five Stories challenge. The rules are to post a photo a day for five consecutive days and attach a story to the photo. It can be fiction or non-fiction, a poem or a short paragraph. Oh yes, and each day nominate another blogger for the challenge. Today I nominate Cindy of Photos from the Loony Bin. This should be fun!
Mabel did not have a death wish.
She was getting old though and things were starting to show and tell.
First off people were opening doors for her as if she might be too weak to open them herself.
Then her doctor was the same age as her son and he had to keep “looking things up” to verify treatments.
Fast food clerks offered her senior citizen discounts on coffee.
Police excused her from speeding tickets if she said she was rushing to use a bathroom (from drinking too much coffee).
But that wasn’t all.
Mabel was actually beginning to witness the ravages of age. It began with her hair which she was losing. What used to be thick voluptuous locks were now thin limp strands. And though she used to be a glossy brunette, she was now a dull mummy look-alike.
Then Mabel received a magnifying mirror for Christmas. She could not remember who gave it to her (she was forgetting things too) but if she knew, she would now mail that person a poison pen letter.
She could see wrinkles!
And little hairs on her chinny chin chin.
And spots. Many many many spots.
Mabel was depressed until she stumbled upon some magic slippers.
Actually they were magic sandals.
The sandals were magic because they made Mabel’s feet look young!
And every time she looked down at her feet she smiled.
“That’s the real me,” Mabel thought, and “I haven’t changed a bit.”
And her gait lengthened and her posture grew proud and tall, and she no longer lamented new spots and wrinkles.
She just looked down for the magic to begin.
“I want to go out feet first,” she said to herself. And that was not just a death wish either.
It was really Mabel’s Living Wish that her new sandals would not fray or fade like the rest of her as they grew old.
Absolutely LOVE it!
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PS – And yes, I will accept your Five Stories, Five Photos challenge. Sounds easy enough, but I wonder if that will be the case….???? Thanks for nominating me!
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Great! I knew you would join in. 🙂
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I love this, Dor! Way to meet the challenge!
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Hi Dor! I see you have accepted WG’s challenge. I’ve never blogged this many days in a row in my life! I don’t know how the ones who do manage it. Anyway, back to your post which is absolutely a-DOR-able. So typical of your wonderful outlook on life. A good pedicure will carry us through the worst of things!
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The blog a day requirement for this challenge is the real challenge. I’m trying to have a few ready in advance since some days are so full it would be easier to just press the “publish” button. Thanks for your sweet comment on my Feet First post. Happy feet make for a happy person. I think Mom used to say that. 🙂
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Off to a good start and thanks Jill. Maintaining will be the real hurdle. 🙂
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What a marvelous story, Dor! You made me laugh. Those look just like the orthopedic sandals I was drooling over in the FootSmart catalog last night! I agree with Barbara that a fresh pedicure can carry us through all sorts of things. I’ve just taken up my sandals again for the season, and feel so much better than in winter’s Birks! Thank you for accepting the challenge. Now we’re all in for some fun 😉
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Thanks woodlandgnome! And thanks for inviting me to the Five Photos challenge. Off we go. 🙂
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Off we go on lovely feet, you mean ? I get energized just looking at your first photo!
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So funny – just absolutely love it Dorann! Who knew that the secret to aging is never look at anything but your feet and all 10 wiggly toes!
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Great little story, Dor. And the photo reveals beautiful feet, indeed! Glittery sandals to go with the glittery jeans! 😉
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Hahaha! You remember the jeans! 🙂
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That’s it Mary – the Fountain of Youth is in your feet! 🙂
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🙂 of course!
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Wait until I tell my husband!!!
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[…] at Virginia Views, published her first Five Photos Five Stories Challenge post yesterday. She had me in stitches […]
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This looks like a lot of fun and thanks for nominating me Dor, but I have to pass this time my friend. I just have too much going on this weekend. I will continue to read your wonderful stories though :).
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You are forgiven my friend. You are forgiven.
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Love it! I want some of those magic sandals too! 🙂
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The best things in life I think are by accident. I wished I had sandals for a pedicure but forgot to wear them, so quickly ran into a local shoe store and got the first pair. They have been my favorite ever since. So make a wish Cindy and the magic sandals will come to you too.
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