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PLOP! Something liquid and white lands on the page of the booklet I am holding. Ewww! But all were thankful that the paper caught the dropping and no body was splattered.
Prior to the plop, we had been admiring the art booths along the street. We had just stopped to chat about the wines sampled so far.
Previously, my friends and I had been sampling wines from ten different local wineries.
Earlier, we were traveling down the road to attend the art and wine festival. Of course there were several stops along the way. First stop was Sonic for strawberry water. Next stop was lunch at a Thai restaurant. Then on to the art and winefest!
Before noon, we gathered at my house, loaded up the car, and took off for a destination to the east. The retiree did not know where we were going or what we were doing.
Weeks before, I verified that my retiring friend would be available on a particular Saturday/Sunday in May.
Months prior to our date, my friend and I plotted to whisk a retiring friend away to celebrate her retirement at the 36th Art Fair and Winefest in Washington, Missouri.
elsie tries writing 
Love this format! Wish I could whisk you away for a fun day. Enjoy California! I will miss seeing you this year.
What fun!
That shirt, though. Love it.
Time well planned. Time well spent. In Estonia when bird poop lands on you it is a lucky sign – you might get money. People still prefer the poop land elsewhere. 😉
This looks like fun from any direction! Love the content and form.
This would be an effective and entertaining way to teach these usages to English as a New Language students…the more advanced ones who can appreciate the nuances of these time indicators. Love the structure, love the pictures. Looks like a wonderful day spent together.
Great story… but your friend’s T-shirt stole the show…haha…Retired Teacher, Every child left behind… even though it probably will never be true, it is a funny T-shirt.
I love this structure. I must try it. Maybe after some wine tasting. Cheers!
What a fun filled day and a great way to tell the story. Love the format.
What fun! I see sunshine. I’m forgetting what the sun looks like but there’s wine sun or no sun!
A fun day and a fun way to tell about it!
That was fun! I enjoyed the story and and photos.
Oh, what a fun way to tell a story!!! I remember once, when I was in high school, I was doing my homework outside at the picnic table in our yard. It must have been May or June because the weather was beautiful. As I was working, bird poop fell on my open dictionary. I gagged. I hope you didn’t.
No gagging, mostly shock and relief.
Sounds like a great time! And I love the way you told it. I enjoy experimenting with different structures!
Love the end to beginning, Elsie. There is a picture book that did this & I loved that, too. It’s titled “Previously”. I imagine you will love it if you don’t already know it. What a fun surprise for your retiring friend!
What an interesting way to tell a story! Thanks for sharing this style. I enjoyed it 🙂