December « 2006 « time to change this line i think

true-true . . . . . . 2 YOUNG OLD THINGS

December 6, 2006

true-true. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 YOUNG OLD THINGS

WITH THE GOOD LIFE

IN 3 PARTS

Toronto,
Nassau,
Portland

Now he was back in Portland.

“KEEP PORTLAND WEIRD”,

the locals say ….here in the Pacific NorthWest.

Even the RED BAT roams free here……………

http://www.redbatpress.com/redbatsightings.htm

It had been an odd and busy year, this year of 2006.

He had started by proposing marriage then driving away

3000 miles across snowy North America on Boxing Day.

The little low rez image that had caught his attention

was now burned into his mind. He could see it

with his eyes closed. The later information that

she had bought the camera, read the documentation,

hooked it all up and shot the image of herself

with such cheerful and forward moving

determination only furthered the

indelibility of the image.

And now….. a year later,

he was still in Portland and she was still in Toronto.

But they were slowly coming back together again.

Two young old things they were.

Joined by cyber-cupidity in the cold Toronto January almost three years ago.

Since that time people meeting each other on and through

the internet has become more “normal”.

http://success.match.com/StoryViewer.aspx?storyId=19458

They knew better, they were both old enough.

But they both liked laughing together too.

They both liked his average whiteness and her smokey sweetness.

He used the image of their two faces when they were young, really young…….to make a point.

She made him feel like that.

And, after wandering about for years, as close as Detroit and as far as British Columbia

and even Barcelona, he was finally ready to settle down and stay put for awhile.

They had hoped for Toronto. Both were really happy there.

But for all the civility of Canada, Fate and God had other plans.

Her life seemed to be in three parts she said.

The first part was from ”THE PIER” ( my dear ) in SYDNEY, NOVA SCOTIA.

The second part of her life had been spanning the enjoyable decades in TORONTO.

And this, the third part of her life, was about to take place in PORTLAND.

She was happy and excited about the third part, about to begin.

In October he packed his bags to go to be with her in Toronto again.

This time so that the two of them could complete the preparations for the wedding on their

Oct.14th birthday that they had planned for since he proposed to her back in January.

The flying was taking its toll on his faulty left ear drum,

But it was worth it…….especially THIS time.

She had been very busy back there……..getting ready!

When he arrived he fell easily back into his old habits.

They went for coffee at BALZAC’s down at the Distillery.

He strode handily across the open green park space

between their condo apartment and the community centre gym,

past the shiny new Porsche dealership parked on top of the

burned out ruins of the very first Canadian Parliament.

( hence the name of their street in the Distillery )

The gym was one that he used to go to while he lived there.

( all 6 months of it )

More of a Community Centre than a gym really.

He walked and walked and walked………………………..Grew tired of it after awhile………

And then…..then it was time…….his family members started arriving from all over the western and the eastern USA.

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And now, they were as ready as they could ever be…..

The wedding was ready to begin the very next day……

They all began arriving at the chapel.

The service at THE OLD MILL INN in Toronto, Ontario, Canada went beautifully.

It was as beautiful as she was.

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They moved effortlessly from the chapel to the reception room for the meeting, greeting, dancing, and eating……………

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And then…………….they left……………the country!

They arrived in Nassau for their HONEYMOON.

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