I have a photo of Fairlie dressed as the White Rabbit on her way to our university college’s Opening of the Croquet Season in 1987. It’s fabulous, but I feel I need to have permission to publish it here and I didn’t seek it. Perhaps I could publish it by popular demand (sign the petition via the Comments form).
To me the photo symbolises the spirit of fun with which Fairlie approaches everything. She will not only go to the party, she will dress the part. Fairlie can equally work a room at a gallery opening as wrap herself in a doona and watch trashy TV. She’d make a killing as a consultant in popular culture and is easily one of the smartest people I know. And she has a library in her powder-room (how cool is that?!)
You know by now that Fairlie and I have known each other for over 20 years. We lived in the same uni college, then we lived next door to each other, she moved to Melbourne, then I did and now we live in different States. Sorry.
I miss the person who drove around to look after one child at 2am while I whipped the other one to hospital.
And I miss the person who came over late one night to just fold my washing when I was stressed out with a small baby and guests about to land on my doorstep.
At least we are living in the Age of Cyberspace and we can ‘chat’ by phone, email, SMS, Instant Messaging, and Blogs – sometimes all at the same time.
Happy Birthday Fairlie!
Why don’t you head over to her blog and wish her a happy birthday. The Festive Season can start from tomorrow.
8 comments:
Hello - just popped over from Fairlie's blog to find out how you knew it was her birthday, but - oh dear, is that your house? and are you really ready for Santa? I'm so not!
But it's only 1 Dec so that's ok, isn't it? I'm never ready at this stage or, to put it another way, I've never done anything Christmassy by now.
Happy Advent, anyway.
I've said it before and I will say it again - you two are lovely friends!
oooohh that is very cute - you guys are definatley great friends!
By the way, here is my signature for the petition.
Signing the petition! Great friends are truly one of life's best treasures!
Thanks, M.
Apologise all you like...but you're not forgiven until you and the rest of the EasternMax clan move back to Melbourne.
Immediately.
Okay, but is two signatures enough to let me post a photo of you, in a rabbit suit, with dark sunglasses?
Oh okay...if you must. If I do say so myself, that was one highly inspired costume choice! Definitely one of my proudest moments.
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