My Dad, Dec 2021, Aged 100 yrs & 5 months
My father loved to play with words – a trait which I’ve inherited.
Two of his word plays I remember most clearly.
He would say, The tortoise taught us what to do.
But he’d say it with his mouth pulled tight in tortoise-form.
Then he’d complete it with: Lettuce, pray.
And being good children, we’d chuckle.
His other word play, which I remember, was about cats.
You’ll never see a cat with unkempt hair.
Because they use catacombs.
77 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Catacomb
This week sees the anniversary of my father’s funeral. So this serves to honour him
crispina kemp 
Love his quips, he must have made you smile 🙂
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He did. A lot. And still I smile at every thought of him
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Love these!
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Thank you 🙂
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🙂 these made me chuckle, too! 🙂
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It was the face he pulled for the tortoise, it was wonderful 🙂
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😀
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Thank you for sharing your dad!
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He’d be happy that I did 🙂
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Thanks for sharing and for putting a Saturday morning smile on my fave, Crispina.
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A pleasure. I’m always happy if I can draw a smile, and so was my father 🙂
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Wonderful memories
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Yes. And of course he is missed. But one hundred years… I hope I do the same 🙂
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May your dad’s memory always be for a blessing. I liked his word play and it’s nice that it lives on with you. Thanks for sharing!
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Thank you, Michael. It’s the happy moments we remember. And in truth, I remember no sad moments with him. 🙂
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What wonderful memories to have of your father.
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Yes. Treasured 🙂
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Light and lovely, Crispina. Well done.
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Thank you, Bill 🙂
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Aww… now that is so very sweet!
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I’m sure he’d appreciate it too 🙂
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This one really hits home for me, Crispina, because I can remember tons of my father’s expressions and jokes too…
Yours,
David
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They stay with us, with love. I am convinced that humour is the biggest building block of love
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You can see the humour in his eyes…Happy memories and a lovely, useful trait to inherit.
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Yes, you might have noticed, I have inherited it 🙂
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