when my dad was alive, if he was asked his age, he used to say he was older than dirt. this phrase came to me last night as i was adding a forty pound bag of garden soil to the perennial bed, and it dawned on me that this may well be the dirt that i am older than.
Happy Birthday from the compost pile!
ReplyDeleteThe nice part of aging is that there's always someone older (and younger) than you. I have no idea how old I am anymore. I still have this inner sense of 25... 35...
Have a terrific day! Love from your (old) friend, Gretchen
That's funny. My dad says the very same thing. I discovered your blog recently and I really enjoy it. It leaves me feeling relaxed and peaceful each time I read your posts.
ReplyDeleteThat's funny. There are days when I think I'm older than dirt too, but now that I've seen yours, I'm thinking I might be more like a spring chicken.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a kid I read a book in which an old woman said: "I am as old as my tongue and a little bit older than my teeth." I have always loved that but have not yet been game to use it!
ReplyDeleteLOL.. that is priceless!
ReplyDeleteHaha! Probably!
ReplyDeletethere's this saying by pinoy's "bata ka pa." I don't want to think about it yet but it's sure about getting old?
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ReplyDeletemy daughters babysit a very precocious
three year old who told them she was
older than dirt. :)
i wonder what grandparent said that to
her.
LOL, your dad was a funny man, yes?
ReplyDeleteHey it looks like footsteps :) Maybe you walked many miles with the dirt already. And many more to go!
ReplyDelete"stand up and tell us how old you are or buy the house a drink"
ReplyDeleteI completely understand this. My grandfather said many things that now randomly pop in my head during the most mundane tasks. Nice to know I am not alone hahaha
ReplyDeleteI'm as old as the hills and twice as dusty.
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