How will you be remembered, or specifically how would you like to be remembered? This was a question posed to me by my friend Carolyn
When I was a nipper I guess I would have wanted to be remembered as a kind of explorer, daredevil, tough guy, lover (well, maybe lover came later😉)
But as you get older none of that seems so important, or is it that you’ve achieved those things in a roundabout way? And so you’re complete? I can still be a bit ‘shonky’ (the Princess’s description from years ago meaning corrupt.) These days she has a habit of muttering, ‘and the legend continues!’
I’ve always done right by people as best I can. I think I’ve kept my integrity, although the education system tried to steal it and failed. I guess at the end of the day if I had to choose something. It would be cool if someone said, “Remember, Charlie?” and it brought a smile to everyone’s face.
Now, that can interpreted in many ways 😘😂
👏👏😉😘🤗✨
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I reckon teller of tales and philosopher would fit.
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Hi accolade indeed, Pete, if I wasn’t planning on Switzerland I’d invite you to the funeral 😂😂
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Hahahah I think your wicked sense of humour is at the top of the list for how you’ll be remembered, Charlie.
Bringing a smile to someone’s face is a definite I think for you. It’s a good answer to the question of how you’d like to be remembered too. xx
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Aww, Caz thank you I’ll reach up and give you a hug from the fiery pit 😂xx
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I am sure that people will smile when they think of Charlie. Kind Kerry would be an apt epithet but I would prefer Sexy Kerry…
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Thank you, Kerry and I’m with you there… sexy supersedes all 😘
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LOL!
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That crazy Charlie guy.. certainly brings a smile.. ;-)à
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Aww bless you, Lisa x
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It is your life and a terrific response. I’m appropriating that line, Charlie. 😊 My children are always remembering things I did right and things I did wrong. Better to have it while I’m still alive to appreciate it.
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Thank you Mary, you are so right but I have a habit of forgetting the things which people tell me I did wrong 😂
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Me too.
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I remember Charliecountryboy
with his hand stuffed up a children’s toy.
The Princess thought him shonky,
but his woodwork was not wonky,
and his face was no Helen of Troy.
I had to use a rhyming dictionary for the last one – just kept thing of saveloy. But that would have resulted in a very different verse…
It’s a start. If you die tomorrow the princess can print it out and sellotape it to your urn.
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Haha had to read that out to her. Aww thanks, you always make me smile 😀😀
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Not one of my best pieces, but it had immediacy. I’m still working on fitting saveloy in. Fnaar, fnaar…
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Although I’m no southerner, I’m quite fond of a saveloy 😀
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Somehow, I’m not surprised. 🙂
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Thoroughly enjoyed reading this!
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Thank you, Neeta 😀😀
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A very satisfying finale! I say wonky for lopsided, and janky for not looking like it will work. Never heard of shonky for criminal!
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Thank you so much, Anne. I guess it’s a northern England/Scottish interpretation, we’re a strange crowd 😂😂X
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“A really good bloke”, as we say in OZ, Charlie! It may not sound like a great compliment, but believe me, for us Aussies it’s about the best compliment a man can get.
And that’s what you are – a really good bloke.
And, by the way; I did say that if you answered that question then I would too. So I’ll be thinking about it and putting pen to paper when inspired.
xoxoxo
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Good stuff, Carolyn. I understand ‘really good bloke.’ I’ve seen The Sundowners (Robert Mitchum) 😂 And thank you xxxx
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