V is for Vanilla 26

[Vanilla]

I had searched and searched for presents for aged Pa. This year I wanted to get something special.

I saw what I wanted in the Trespass shop, an all weather jacket, but it was over £500, it was in xs, aged pa is tiny now and I really wanted the jacket as it also has his favourite feature lots of pockets. I couldn't afford it, which made me very sad. On Christmas Eve the shop had a sale and there on the sale rail the only one left was lonely on the rail in xs was aged Pa's jacket for £80. It was meant to be.

He absolutely loves his jacket, it fits, is waterproof, warm, with an inner fleece in charcoal grey. He looks adorable, it will keep him warm when he plays his green bowls, aged Pa is the oldest player in the league and his team is top of the league. I have a newspaper clipping of aged Pa, proudly carrying his teams trophy at least one foot shorter than the smallest of the other players and grinning like the Cheshire cat from Alice in Wonderland. When he was interviewed he told the reporter he still does his Jane Fonda tape every day and he wickedly said she still looks good in a leotard. She would of course the tape is 30 years old!

If he wanted to he could climb the Eiger in his jacket, it's the real deal.

I love my aged Pa 94, aged Ma 89 has dementia and I bought her night dresses.

In 2016, aged pa is 95, aged ma is 90 and they will have been married 65 years.

Aged Pa told me, I am glad you are no longer with WH. I was so worried about you, I know he hit you and frighten you. I said aged pa WH threatened me and pushed me around but didn't hit me. Aged Pa said no his unkind ways and words did that for him, he is a very unhappy man.

I love my aged Pa.

Thanks to Dickens for the expression aged P.

V

[Maximus]

Hi V,

Happy you got the jacket.




Max

[Ancaire]

Thanks for sharing, V. I'm enjoying your moment with your dad vicariously. Mine died years ago - I really miss being Daddy's Girl at times. I'll just gobble up your stories, instead!

[Zephyr]

Sounds like a wise man, your pa. I am so glad you are able to share time with your folks, i have lewrned that ober the last xoupke of years, how truly priceless thise moments are.

65 yewrs of marriage is unbelievable.

[Fogg]

That's great the jacket was on sale V 65 years is amazing, I wish I could have that.

Hope you're doing well.

[Vanilla]

Thank you Anc, Max and Anc.

I have a wealth of Aged Pa stories to share. Aged Ma is quite a character too, although V is like her Aged Pa. Glam sis is like Ma, and has the looks, I am like Pa and a nerd. Until the steroids I too was a little bird.

Fogg, Aged Pa says he and mum talk all night sometimes and always have. Maybe remembers times gone by. They always did more than talk!


V

[JulieH]

It's so touching how your father never stopped being protective of you. Lovely story. I'm happy you have such a wonderful man in your life.

[PigPen]

Merry Christmas dear lady V! So glad you got the jacket too. I hope someday to read all about the adventures of your aged pa. I love stories from the old timers, and could listen to them for hours at a time.

I hope your heath is on the up and up too.

Big hug,

PP

[WhyUs]

I love that story about your "aged Pa and Ma." I'm very happy you got the jacket for him- and a great deal too!!!

[mahhhty]

Great story. It's funny how things work out for the best.