One of the many anecdotes I have written about this BIG fellow:
"Tell the one about my name, Mum," and he pushes his ladder to one side so he can snuggle closer. What a marshmallow heart he has beneath those paint-spattered overalls.
Can't help a chuckle. "OK," I say and I start with 'Once upon a time'... (all the kids love that) so -
"Once upon a time, when the idea of making a house painter was first planned, someone decided his name should be Sidney Slapstick. That's really pretty cute, because 'slapstick' means funny stuff.
But it's a word that sounds too close to 'slapdash' and that means not a very good job – not really mattering if it's not OK." I shake my head and the kids all look a little worried at the frown I feel happening between my eyebrows.
"You see, kids, the only painter I knew really well was your Dad's Dad, and there was nothing in this world he ever did in a 'slapdash' way... " I shake my head. "He did a seriously great job of every wall he painted or wall-papered. He was so proud of his workmanship and as he always said 'if a job's worth doing, it's worth doing well'."
I drop a little kiss on Harry's rosy cheek (which makes it get even rosier) and I say, "As soon as I saw this handsome fellow I just knew we had to adopt him and rename him Harry – in honour of that first wonderful Harry we'd known and loved SO much." (Now Harry is blushing brightly – he's SO proud to share the name of that older and much more experienced master tradesman.)
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A Meme-oir Anthology
NouvellesA collection of memes, tales and quotes I have collected in the last couple of years. Older ones have come from my 'A Miscellany of Meme-oirs' and 'Seeking Serendipity', now being combined and added to newly created works in this 'A Meme-oire Anthol...
